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INAUGUBATION 


OP    THE 


STATUE  OF  WARREN, 


BY    THE 


BUNKER  HILL  MONUMENT  ASSOCIATION, 


JUNE  17,  1857. 


BOSTON: 
BY   AUTHORITY   OF    THE    COMMITTEE. 

1858. 


LIBRARY 

UNi¥FJ>srry  OF  CAT  TFORNIA 

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EDITOR'S    PREFACE. 


In  preparing  the  following  pages  for  the  press,  one  design  has 
been  to  individualize  the  object,  and  to  make  the  volume  like  the 
occasion,  a  memorial  of  the  man.  The  purpose  was  to  do  honor 
to  the  fame  and  the  memory  of  Warren ;  to  perpetuate  the 
remembrance  of  his  life,  his  devotion  and  his  death  ;  and  in- 
cidentally to  revive  the  record  of  his  services  and  those  of  his 
compeers, — who  lived  to  do  the  deeds  he  foreshadowed, — and  re- 
inspire  the  people  with  a  sense  of  their  obligations  and  the 
sacredness  of  their  gratitude.  The  occasion  seemed  to  justify 
this ;  the  gushing  patriotism  of  the  people  has  approved  it. — 
The  lesson  it  teaches  is  before  the  country  :  we  but  relate  the 
history  of  that  instruction. 

We  are  aware  that  though  frequent  allusions  are  made  to  the 
life  of  Warren,  or  to  particular  incidents  in  his  career,  in  these 
pages,  yet  excepting  in  the  fraternal  eulogium  of  the  Grand  Master, 
not  even  a  partial -detail  of  his  life  is  presented.  Warren  is  re- 
garded too  exclusively  as  a  military  man,-1— but  his  pre-eminent  fame 
rests  more  securely  on  his  civil  character :  his  civil  career  made 
him  a  patriot;  his  military  ardor  a  martyr.  As  illustrative  of 
his  life,  however,  and  as  indicative  of  the  appreciative  estimate 


IV  EDITOR  S    PREFACE. 

of  his  services  by  his  countrymen,  the  addresses  and  letters 
which  follow  are  valuable  and  interesting  memorials. 

We  have  taken  no  liberties  with  the  style  or  manner  of  the 
writers,  whose  contributions  we  print,  preferring  that  they  should 
preserve  the  spirit  and  freshness  in  which  they  were  conceived 
and  expressed  by  their  authors.  In  these  and  in  other  respects, 
they  bear  their  own  responsibility. 

The  volume  has  been  prepared  with  as  much  carefulness  as 
could  be  given  to  it  consistently  with  other  duties,  and  while  we 
cannot  presume  that  all  mistakes  have  been  avoided,  it  is  hoped 
that  few— and  those  unimportant — will  be  discovered.  In  some 
cases  the  letters  were  hastily  written,  and  though  generally  very 
legible,  have  not  been  free  from  uncertainty.  Some  omissions 
may  have  occurred,  and  as  we  have  said  elsewhere,  some  letters 
intended  for  the  Committee,  may  have  miscarried.  It  is  worthy 
of  mention  that  the  letters  recorded,  represent  "THIRTEEN"  States 
of  the  Union^-the  historic  number  of  the  revolution.  We  will 
not  venture  invidiously  to  direct  the  attention  of  the  reader  to 
any  of  these,  as  specially  worthy  of  perusal,  as  they  all  breathe 
one  spirit  and  unite  in  one  purpose. 

As  a  whole,  we  commend  the  volume  to  the  public.  It  is  the 
record  of  a  patriotic  occasion,  designed  to  honor  the  brave  and 
strengthen  the  bonds  of  fraternity  and  Union.  It  exhibits  in  all 
its  pages  the  expression  of  that  broad  nationality  and  patriotism, 
which,  amid  the  conflicts  of  opinions  and  the  ambitions  of  party, 
we  trust,  shall  preserve  our  free  institutions  until  the  marble  itself 

shall  have  crumbled  into  dust. 

w.  w.  w. 


CONTENTS. 


INTRODUCTORY  REMARKS  AND  PROCEEDINGS,  1 

Committee  of  Arrangements,       .                          .         .  2 

Legislative  Committee  of  Reception,           ...  4 

Committee  of  the  City  Council  of  Boston,         .         .  5 

Appointment  of  Grand  Marshal,        ....  6 

EXERCISES  IN  THE  PAVILION,  11 

Ode,  by  Hon.  George  Lunt,     .....  12 

Address  of  Presentation  by  Hon.  Edward  Everett,     .  17 

"         of  Reception  by  Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren,  37 

Masonic  Address,  by  Col.  John  T.  Heard,         .         .  49 

Address  of  Gov.  Gardner,  of  Mass.,          ...  57 

"         of  Gov.  Dyer,  of  R.  L,                .         .         .  59 

"         of  Gov.  Holley  of  Conn.,     ....  61 

"         of  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop,       ...  62 

"         of  Senator  Mason,  of  Virginia,     ...  66 

"         of  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop,       ...  70 

"         of  Hon.  John  P.  Kennedy  of  Md.,      .         .  72 

«•         of  Gov.  King  of  New  York,         ...  75 

CONCLUDING  REMARKS, 79 

The  Pavilion,   ....                  ...  80 

Marshals  of  the  Pavilion,                            ,         .         .  82 

Independent  Cadets, 82 


Vi  CONTENTS. 

CELEBRATION,  PROCESSION,  &c.  85 

Arrival  of  troops,  .......  85 

Seventh  Regiment,  .......  85 

Bunker  Hill  Association  of  New  York,  ...  86 

Second  Regiment  and  invited  military,     ...  87 

Assemblage  of  guests  at  the  State  House,        .         .  89 

Aids  and  Assistant  Marshals,           ....  90 

THE  PROCESSION,          .                  91 

Military  Escort,      *         .'....  9} 

Civic  Cortege,         .......  94 

ROUTE  AND  DECORATIONS, 103 

Decorations,    .         .         .         .         .    *     .         .         .  104 

MASONIC  SERVICES,      .         .         .         .         .         .         .  113 

Masonic  Hymn  by  Rev.  W.  R.  Alger,    .         .         .  114 

Ode,  by  John  H.  Sheppard,  Esq.,            ...  117 


HISTORY  OF  THE  STATUE,  121 

Subscribers  to  the  Statue, 129 

CORRESPONDENCE,  133 

Introductory  Remarks,    ......  133 

Letter  to  the  President  of  the  United  States,  .  135 

The  President's  Reply,    .         .         .         .         .         .  136 

Invitation  to  the  Legislature, 138 

Circular  of  Invitation,     ......  139 

Letter  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,      .         .  140 

"         "       "  "          "     "     Navy,  .         .         .  142 

"         "       "  "          "     "     Interior,        .         .  148 

"         "       "  Attorney  General,    ....  144 

"         "  Lieut.  Gen.  Scott 144 

"  Maj.  Gen.  Wool, 145 

"  Lieut.  Col.  Lay, 145 

Maine — Letter  from  Gov.  Williams,         .         .         .  146 

New  Hampshire — Letter  from  Gov.  Haile,       .         .  147 

"          "     Ex-President  Pierce,  .  148 


CONTENTS.  Vll 

Massachusetts— Letter  from  Chief  Justice  Shaw,       .  150 

"                Judge  Sprague,      .         •  150 

«                    "      Sanger,        .         ,  151 

«              Hon.  Caleb  Cushing,        .  151 

«              Hon.  Rufus  Choate,         .  152 

»              Hon.  Josiah  Quincy,        .  153 

"              Ex-Gov.  Lincoln,     .         .  155 

«              Hon.  John  G.  Palfrey,    .  156 

»              William  H.  Prescott,  Esq.,  156 

»«              George  Peabody,  Esq.,    .  157 

"              Hon.  Arthur  W.  Austin,  158 

»'              Col.  Charles  G.  Greene,  158 

«              Dr.  Edward  Warren,       .  159 

v              Mr.  Joseph  Warren,        '.  159 

Edward  S.  Header,  Esq.,  160 

New  York — Letter  from  Ex-President  Van  Buren,  160 

«           "              "             Fillmore,       .  163 

"           "  Senator  Seward,  .         .         .  163 

"           "  Ex-Gov.  Hunt,    .         .         .  164 

^           "   Washington  Irving,  Esq.,     .  164 

"           "  Ex-Senator  Fish,          .         .  165 

Pennsylvania — Letter  from  Senator  Cameron,           .  165 

New  Jersey — Letter  from  Gov.  Newell,    .         .         .  166 

Delaware — Letter  from  Gov.  Causey,       .         .         .  166 

Maryland- — Letter  from  Senator  Pearce,           .         .  167 

Virginia — Letter  from  Gov.  Wise,            •         .         .  168 

Letter  from  Ex-President  Tyler,      .         .  169 

South  Carolina — Letter  from  Gov.  Allston,      .         .  169 

Alabama — Letter  from  Hon.  Mr.  Hilliard,       .         .  170 

Kentucky — Letter  from  Gov.  Morehead,  .         .         .  172 

Louisiana — Letter  from  Gov.  Wickliffe,  .          .         .  174 

District  of  Columbia — Letter  from  Jos.  Warren  Newcomb.  175 

Letter  from  W.  W.  Corcoran,  Esq.,  175 

«     Prof.  Henry,       .  176 

CORRESPONDENCE  OF  THE  STATE  COMMITTEE.  177 

Introductory  Remarks 177 


Vili  CONTENTS. 

Letter  to  the  President  of  the  United  States,           .  178 

Reply  of  the  President,           .                          .         .  179 

Letter  from  the  Vice  President  of  the  United  States,  179 

"         "      Secretary  Cass 181 

Cobb,            ....  182 

"         "             "        Toucey,         ....  183 

"         "             "         Brown,          ....  183 

"         "             "         Thompson,     ....  184 

"         "  Lieut.  Gen.  Scott,  .         .         .         .         .  185 

«         »  Ex-Pres.  Tyler, 185 

"         "     "     "       Fillmore,  .....  186 

"         "  Hon.  John  C.  Fremont,  ....  186 

MUNICIPAL  CELEBRATION,  189 

Committee  of  the  City  Council,       .         .         .         .  189 

Levee  at  City  Hall, 192 

Mayor's  Address, 193 

Parade  of  the  Fire  Department,      .  196 

CONTEMPORARY  SELECTIONS,  201 

Boston  Evening  Gazette;  Lines  by  Mrs.  Otis,          .  201 

Bunker  Hill  Aurora, 202 

Boston  Courier, 204 

Boston  Herald, 206 

Boston  Advertiser, 208 

Home  Journal,  New  York.     Letter  from  N.  P.  Willis,  208 

Boston  Journal,      .         .         .         .         .         .  212 

Boston  Traveller, 213 

Charlestown  Advertiser,           •  216 

Evening  Transcript,  "Tamor."          ....  216 

Boston  Post,  Last  Days  of  Warren,        .         .         .  218 

CONCLUDING  PROCEEDINGS,  221 

Votes  of  Thanks,            221 

Letter  of  Grand  Marshal  to  Lieut.  Gen,  Scott.        .  222 

Reply  of  Lieut.  Gen.  Scott, 223 

Government  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  224 


INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS  AND  PROCEEDINGS. 


IN  view  of  what  is  to  follow  in  these  pages,  it  will  be 
unnecessary  to  give  any  extended  account  of  the  WARREN 
STATUE  in  this  place.  In  the  remarks  of  Mr.  EVERETT,  in 
behalf  of  the  Committee  of  the  Monument  Association,  the 
origin  of  the  work  is  suggested,  as  well  as  the  means  by 
which  it  has  been  accomplished  ;  and  in  those  of  the  PRESI- 
DENT, in  accepting  the  charge  of  the  Statue,  such  further  facts 
and  views  are  presented  as  were  called  for  by  the  occasion. 
The  idea  of  a  Statue  of  Gen.  WARREN, — inasmuch  as  Con- 
gress had  delayed  for  eighty  years  to  carry  out  its  resolution 
to  erect  a  monument  to  his  memory,  —  was  a  natural  one, 
and  received  an  impulse  in  its  very  conception  which  has 
promoted  its  success. 

Although  not  falling  precisely  within  the  line  of  service  of 
the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  in  the  accomplish- 
ment of  its  one  great  object,  the  Directors  could  ;not  hesitate 
to  undertake  the  duty  proposed  by  Col.  THOMAS  H.  PERKINS, 
and  accept  his  generous  subscription  as  the  beginning  of  the 
work.  Accordingly,  at  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors, 
in  July,  1850,  the  two  letters  of  Col.  PERKINS,  addressed  to 
Dr.  JOHN  C.  WARREN,  then  submitted  to  the  Board,  were 
referred  to  a  Committee  of  Directors  who,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Board,  took  the  necessary  steps  in  the  matter 
and  have  had  charge  of  the  work  since  that  time. 


2  INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS,   ETC. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Association,  on  the  17th  of 
June,  1856,  the  Committee  were  requested  to  make  suitable 
arrangements  for  the  public  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  on 
the  next  anniversary  of  the  battle. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Association,  on  the  6th  of 
March,  1857,  (when  it  was  rendered  certain  that  the  Statue 
would  be  completed  in  a  few  weeks,)  the  original  committee 
was  enlarged  and  invested  with  authority  to  make  arrange- 
ments for  its  proper  inauguration,  and  comprised  the  following 
gentlemen,  viz  :  — 

G.  WASHINGTON   WARREN,  President. 
EDWARD  EVERETT. 
WILLIAM  R.  LAAVRENCE. 
WILLIAM  W.  WHEILDON. 
ROBERT  C.  WINTHROP. 
PETEE,  HUBBELL, 
FREDERIC  W.  LINCOLN,  JR. 
TIMOTHY  T.  SAWYER, 
J.  M.  WIGHTMAN. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  this  Committee,  on  the  day  of  their 
appointment,  on  the  motion  of  Mr.  EVERETT,  Messrs.  WARREN, 
WHEILDON,  and  SAWYER,  were  appointed  a  sub-committee 
to  report  a  plan  of  proceedings  for  the  proposed  celebration. 
This  Committee,  under  authority  of  a  vote  of  the  whole  com- 
mittee, added  Mr.  F.  W.  LINCOLN,  Jr.  to  their  number. 
At  a  subsequent  meeting  of  the  whole  committee,  Messrs. 
BENJAMIN  T.  REED,  STEPHEN  FAIRBANKS,  and  JAMES  LAW- 
RENCE, were  invited  to  give  the  Committee  their  counsel  and 
assistance  in  carrying  forward  the  objects  of  the  Association, 
and  they  have  rendered  the  most  valuable  services.  Mr. 
JOSEPH  H.  BUCKINGHAM  officiated  for  the  Committee  as 
Recording  Secretary. 

The  proposition  to  erect  a  Statue  of  Gen.  WARREN,  com- 
mended itself  to  the  Directors  of  the  Monument  Association, 


INTRODUCTORY    REMARKS,   ETC.  3 

because  it  seemed  to  them  to  be  another  step  in  the  great 
work  of  commemoration,  originally  contemplated  and  de- 
manded by  the  public  sentiment  of  the  country,  and  which 
was  likely  to  l^eep  alive  the  sense  of  obligation  and  grati- 
tude towards  the  early  patriots  of  revolutionary  history.  It 
seemed  to  them,  while  a  mere  matter  of  justice  to  the  great 
martyr  of  that  day,  to  be  a  fit  and  proper  means  to  rekindle 
the  patriotic  ardor  of  our  countrymen,  and  promote,  in  some 
degree,  that  sentiment  of  national  fraternity,  so  conspicuous 
in  our  early  history,  and  which  the  contemplation  of  the 
deeds  of  our  fathers  is  so  well  calculated  to  inspire.  The 
Committee,  therefore,  after  carefully  and  deliberately  con- 
sidering the  whole  subject,  came  to  the  conclusion  that  the 
occasion  was  one  which  would  not  only  justify,  but  appeared, 
under  the  circumstances  of  the  times,  to  demand  a  public 
celebration  of  the  most  ample  and  liberal  character.  These 
views  and  sentiments  influenced  the  Committee  in  making 
their  arrangements,  to  all  of  which  they  were  desirous  of 
giving,  as  far  as  practicable,  a  NATIONAL  CHARACTER. 

The  Committee  immediately  proceeded  to  the  duties  of 
their  appointment,  and  on  the  second  day  of  April,  extended 
an  invitation  to  the  President  of  the  United  States  to  honor 
the  occasion  with  his  presence,  as  the  highest  public  officer  of 
the  country.  They  also  extended  invitations  to  the  members 
of  the  Cabinet,  governors  of  the  States,  members  of  Con- 
gress, Sec.,  and  to  many  distinguished  gentlemen,  including 
in  the  number  citizens  of  every  State  in  the  Union. 

Immediately  on  the  announcement  of  the  purpose  of  the 
Association,  a  very  general  interest  was  manifested  in  the 
proposed  inauguration,  and  as  necessarily  connected  therewith, 
a  proper  celebration  of  the  eighty-second  anniversary  of  the 
battle.  The  City  Council  of  Charlestown  took  notice  of  the 
subject  at  their  meeting  on  the  16th  of  March,  and  appointed 
a  Joint  Committee  to  make  arrangements  "  to  unite  with  the 
Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association  in  a  proper  celebration 


4  INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS,   ETC. 

of  the  day."  The  doings  of  this  Committee,  in  aid  of  the 
Association  and  in  celebration  of  the  day,  will  be  more  par- 
ticularly mentioned  hereafter. 

It  coming  to  be  generally  understood  that  the  PRESIDENT  of 
the  United  States  and  some  members  of  his  Cabinet  would 
accept  the  invitation  of  the  Association,  and  Lieut.  General 
WINFIELD  SCOTT  having  signified  to  the  Committee  his  in- 
tention to  be  present  on  the  occasion,  the  Legislature  of  the 
State,  then  in  session,  passed  the  following  order,  and  ap- 
pointed a  Committee  of  the  two  Houses  to  make  arrange- 
ments for  the  reception  of  these  distinguished  persons  on  the 
part  of  the  Commonwealth  :  — - 

Ordered,  That,  with,  such   as  the  Senate  may  join,  be  appointed  a 

Committee  with  full  powers  to  make  such  arrangements  as  may  be  deemed 
expedient  and  proper  for  the  reception,  on  the  part  of  the  State,  of  the 
PRESIDENT  and  VICE-PRESIDENT  of  the  United  States,  the  members  of  the 
Cabinet,  Lieut.  Gen.  SCOTT,  and  other  distinguished  strangers  who  may 
visit  the  State  on  the  occasion  of  the  Celebration  of  the  17th  June  next, 
and  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  WARREN. 

The  Committee  consisted  of  the  following  gentlemen,  viz : 

HON.  CHARLES  W.  TJPHAM,  President  of  the  Senate. 
CHARLES  A.  PHELPS,  Speaker  of  the  House. 

VELOROTJS  TAFT,  ) 

.       ROBERT  I.  BURBANK,     V  Of  the  Senate. 
GIDEON  HAYNES,  ) 

JAMES  LEE,  JR.,  of  Charlestown,      \ 
ELIHU  C.  BAKER,  of  Medford,        ) 
THOMAS  FARMER,  of  Roxbury,     (   of  the  Home_ 
DEXTER  F.  PARKER,  of  Worcester,  ( 
JONAS  FITCH,  of  Boston, 

With  the  purpose  of  forwarding  the  views  of  the  Monu- 
ment Association,  and  giving  that  high  official  character 
to  the  celebration  which  should  entitle  it  to  be  regarded 


INTRODUCTORY    REMARKS,   ETC.  5 

as  NATIONAL,  and  neither  partizan,  sectional,  or  local,  this 
Committee  immediately  extended  invitations,  on  the  part  of 
the  Commonwealth,  to  the  PRESIDENT  of  the  United  States 
and  other  civil  officers,  to  Lieut.  Gen.  SCOTT,  and  others, 
tendering  to  them  the  hospitalities  of  the  State.  Portions  of 
their  correspondence  will  be  found  in  the  present  volume. 

His  Excellency,  Governor  GARDNER,  on  learning  of  the 
acceptance  by  Lieut.  Gen.  WINFIELD  SCOTT  of  the  invita- 
tion of  the  Monument  Association,  directed  two  of  his  Aids, 
Cols.  BATES  and  FRENCH,  to  meet  him  at  the  line  of  the 
State,  and  tendering  the  hospitalities  of  the  Commonwealth, 
conduct  him  to  the  Capital.  The  Independent  Cadets  were 
also  ordered  to  report  at  Head  Quarters,  and  the  First 
Brigade  First  Division  M.  V.  M.,  were  ordered  to  report 
for  special  duty  on  the  morning  of  the  17th.  When  it  was 
ascertained  that  Lieut  Gen.  SCOTT  would  not  be  able  to  be 
present,  on  account  of  "  severe  illness  in  his  family,"  some 
of  these  orders  were  necessarily  countermanded. 

The  City  Council  of  Boston,  also,  manifested  their  interest 
in  the  celebration  and  the  expected  presence  of  distinguished 
guests,  by  the  appointment  of  a  Joint  Special  Committee, 
composed  of  the  following  gentlemen,  viz  :  — 

Alderman,  OLIVER  FROST,  Councilman,  OLIVER  STEVENS, 

"          PELHAM  BONNET,  JOSEPH  SMITH, 

"          SILAS  PIERCE,  SIDNEY  A.  STETSON, 

"  TIMOTHY  A.  SUMXER,  NEWKI.L  A.  THOMPSON, 

41          JOSEPH  M.  WIGHTMAN,  BENJAMIN  POND, 

GEORGE  W.  TUXBUKY, 
HENRY  E.  BAILEY. 

This  Committee  at  once  opened  a  correspondence  with  some 
of  the  invited  guests  of  the  Association,  tendering  to  them 
the  hospitalities  of  the  City  of  Boston,  and  also  proposing  to 
hold  a  grand  banquet  on  the  18th,  in  compliment  to  Lieut. 
Gen.  SCOTT.  A  second  Committee  was  appointed  by  the 


6  INTRODUCTORY   REMARKS,   ETC. 

City  Council,  not  directly  connected  with  the  proposed  cele- 
bration, however,  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  and  welcom- 
ing to  the  city  the  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OF  NEW  YORK, 
(the  National  Guard,  of  that  city,)  under  command  of  Col. 
A.  DURYEE,  which  had  announced  its  intention  to  be  present 
on  the  seventeenth. 

The  City  Council  of  Roxbury,  also  addressed  an  invitation 
to  Lieut.  Gen.  SCOTT  to  partake  of  the  hospitalities  of  that  city, 
on  the  morning  of  the  17th.,  should  his  convenience  permit ; 
and  everywhere  a  competing  disposition  was  manifested  to 
honor  the  expected  guests  of  the  Association,  and  give  eclat 
to  the  day.  It  was  announced  that  various  associations  and 
military  companies  from  other  States  would  be  present,  in 
regalia  and  uniform,  and  expect  to  participate  in  the  cere- 
monies. 

In  view  of  all  these  considerations,  so  confirmatory  of 
their  own  opinions,  the  Committee  determined  upon  a  lib- 
eral and  appropriate  celebration  of  the  day  and  the  occa- 
sion,—  by  a  military  and  civic  procession  in  the  cities  of 
Boston  and  Charlestown ;  by  addresses  on  the  Grounds, 
adapted  to  the  place  and  the  purpose  ;  and  by  such  cere- 
monies of  inauguration  as  might  be  deemed  suitable  and  im- 
pressive ;  and  freely  to  invite,  as  already  intimated,  the 
eminent  and  the  patriotic,  all  over  the  country,  to  honor  the 
occasion  and  manifest  their  sense  of  the  deeds  and  fame  of 
the  fathers  of  the  Revolution  by  their  presence.  One  of  the 
first  duties  of  the  Committee,  —  after  providing  for  the  neces- 
sary services  in  the  delivery  and  reception  of  the  Statue  and 
the  other  exercises  of  Inauguration,  —  was  the  appointment 
of  a  Grand  Marshal,  and  for  this  post  they  were  fortunate  in 
securing  the  services  of  Col.  THOMAS  ASPINWALL,  and 
through  his  invitation,  those  of  Gen.  TYLER  and  his  asso- 
ciates, as  aids.  A  list  of  the  gentlemen  acting  as  aids  to  the 
grand  marshal  and  assistant  marshals  will  be  found  on  page 
90,  preceding  the  procession. 


INTRODUCTORY    REMARKS,   ETC.  7 

Other  necessary  arrangements,  as  will  appear  in  their 
actual  results,  were  made  by  the  Committee,  whose  unre- 
mitted  labors,  continued  for  weeks,  hardly  ended  with  the 
day.  On  the  morning  of  the  17th,  however,  the  Committee 
began  to  realize  how  great  a  task  they  had  undertaken, 
and  how  ready  THE  PEOPLE  were  to  respond  to  the  call  of 
patriotism  to  do  honor  to  the  noble  and  the  brave.  The  cities 
of  Boston  and  Charlestown  were  filled  with  people  from 
every  quarter  of  the  State  and  from  other  States  of  the  Union, 
and  the  day  was  mainly  given  up  in  both  cities  to  the  details 
of  the  celebration. 

After  some  delay,  incident  to  the  formation  of  so  large  a 
body  of  military,  (some  of  whom  were  from  distant  places 
and  could  not  reach  the  city  at  an  early  hour  in  the  day,) 
the  procession  commenced  its  movement  from  the  State 
House  in  Boston,  at  about  twelve  o'clock,  and  reached  the 
Monument  Grounds  in  Charlestown,  at  about  four  o'clock. 

The  procession,  including  one  of  the  most  brilliant  dis- 
plays of  military  ever  seen  in  this  vicinity,  was  all  that  the 
Committee  could  desire,  and  attracted  a  vast  concourse  of 
people,  besides  the  thousands  assembled  around  the  Monu- 
ment Grounds,  who  lined  and  nearly  filled  the  streets  for 
three  or  four  miles  over  which  it  passed.  A  detail  of  the 
procession  as  finally  constituted,  the  route,  decorations,  &c., 
will  be  found  on  pages  succeeding  the  exercises  in  the 
pavilion. 


EXERCISES  IN  THE  PAVILION. 


EXERCISES  IN  THE  PAVILION. 


The  GRAND  MARSHAL  having  called  the  attention  of 
the  audience,  spoke  as  follows  : 

"  FELLOW-CITIZENS  : — It  is  desirable  that  the  audience,  near  the 
outskirts  of  the  pavilion,  should  be  seated  and  uncovered.  On  the 
present  occasion,  and  on  this  hallowed  spot,  coming  here,  as  it  were, 
to  bow  before  the  shrine  of  patriotism,  it  will  be  well,  perhaps,  to  pay 
all  proper  outwafd  reverence  to  the  circumstances  under  which 
we  are  placed. 

"  The  first  exercise  will  be  music  by  the  Grermania  Band,  during 
which  the  Statue  will  be  uncovered." 

UNCOVERING   OF   THE  STATUE. 

The  music  having  ceased,  the  Grand  Marshal  then 
said: 

"  I  am  desired  by  the  President  of  the  Monument  Association 
to  remind  the  audience,  that  on  the  evening  of  the  16th  of  June, 
1775,  just  before  the  detachment,  under  Colonel  Prescott,  took  up 
its  line  of  march  to  possess  and  fortify  this  spot,  on.  which  we  stand, 
it  was  drawn  up  on  the  College  Green,  and  the  blessing  of  Heaven 

n 


12  EXERCISES    IN   THE    PAVILION. 

on  the  enterprise  was  invoked  by  Key.  Dr.  LANGDON,  President  of 
Harvard  College. 

"  On  this  present  auspicious  occasion,  when  we  are  assembled  to 
do  honor  to  the  patriots  who,  under  God,  purchased  for  us,  with 
their  own  blood,  the  many  advantages  that  we  enjoy,  an  address  to 
the  Throne  of  Grace,  for  a  continuance  of  the  Divine  fa'vor  toward 
us  and  our  country,  will  be  made  by  an  eminently  worthy  successor 
of  that  President, — a  man  whom  we  all  love  and  honor,— the 
Reverend  Dr.  WALKER,  President  of  Harvard  College." 

An  appropriate  and  impressive  prayer, — suitable  to 
the  occasion  and  its  history, — was  then  addressed  to 
the  Throne  of  Grace,  by  Rev.  Dr.  WALKER. 

The  following  Ode,  written  by  Hon.  GEORGE  LUNT, 
was  then  sung  by  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society  ac  • 
companied  by  the  Germania  Band  : 

ODE. 

SEMI-CHORUS.    On  the  hill  of  battle  raise 

Anthems  of  immortal  praise  ; 
Honor  deck  the  hallowed  ground, 
Peace  eternal  vest  it  round  ! 
Vigil  here  shall  Freedom  keep, 
Airy  chants  perpetual  sweep, 
Voices  from  the  future  rolled, 
Echoes  of  the  soul  of  old. 

CHORUS.  On  the  hill  of  battle  raise 

Anthems  of  immortal  praise; 

• 


EXERCISES   IN   THE   PAVILION.  13 

Honor  deck  the  hallowed  ground, 
Peace  eternal  vest  it  round ! 
On  the  hill  of  battle  raise 
Anthems  of  immortal  praise ! 

SEMI-CHORUS.    Solemn  swell,  triumphal  tune, 

Wafted  on  the  breath  of  June,— 
Breath,  that  shook  the  hills  afar, 
When  it  bore  the  shout  of  war, 
Through  the  veil  of  Age's  gloom 
Call  the  warrior  from  his  tomb ; 
His  be  all  a  hero's  fame, 
His  the  laurelled  martyr's  name; 

CHORUS.  On  the  hill  of  battle  raise 

Anthems  of  immortal  praise,  &c» 

SEMI-CHORUS.    On  a  grateful  people's  eyes 
Bid  the  imaged  marble  rise, 
Freedom's  champion,  where  he  trod, 
Where  his  spirit  rose  to  God! 
Sacred  as  his  fate  sublime 
Keep  his  fame,  consenting  Time, 
Noble  'mid  the  living  brave, 
Nobler  in  his  youthful  grave! 

CHORUS.  On  the  hill  of  battle  raise 

Anthems  of  immortal  praise,  &Ci 


ADDRESS  OF  PRESENTATION 


BY 


HON.    EDWARD     EVERETT, 


In  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  the  Statue. 


INTRODUCTION. 

The  Grand  Marshal  called  the  attention  of  the  audi- 
ence, and  said :  An  Address  will  now  be  delivered 
by  him,  whose  name  is  another  name  for  eloquence, 
learning  and  patriotism — a  name  "when  unadorned, 
adorned  the  inost" — EDWARD  EVERETT. 


ADDRESS  OF  PRESENTATION. 


ME.  PRESIDENT, — 

On  behalf  of  a  committee  of  the  Directors  of 
the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  I  have  the 
honor  to  surrender  to  you,  as  the  President  of  that 
body,  yonder  marble  statue  of  General  Joseph  War- 
ren, who  laid  down  his  life  for  his  country  on  this 
spot,  eighty-two  years  ago  this  day.  In  this  act  of 
grateful  commemoration,  we  do  but  pay  an  ear- 
ly-promised long-deferred  tribute  of  affection  and 
respect,  to  one  of  the  most  zealous  champions  and  effi- 
cient promoters  of  American  liberty  and  indepen- 
dence —  the  first  distinguished  victim  in  the  cause. 
As  far  as  it  is  in  our  power,  we  wipe  off  the  reproach 
which  has  rested  upon  us  for  two  generations.  As 
early  as  the  8th  of  April,  1777,  it  was  ordered  by 
the  Continental  Congress,  that  a  monument  should 
be  erected  to  the  memory  of  General  Warren  in  the 
town  of  Boston,  and  to  the  memory  of  General  Mer- 
cer in  Fredericsburg,  Virginia.  The  marble  of  which 
these  monuments  are  to  be  erected  has  not  yet  been 
quarried.  In  1794,  the  members  of  King  Solomon's 
Lodge  of  Masons  in  Charlestown,  erected  on  the  sum- 

2*  17 


18  MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS. 

mit  of  Bunker  Hill  a  Tuscan  column,  in  honor  of 
General  Warren  and  his  brave  associates  in  arms. 
The  property  of  the  spot  on  which  this  monument 
stood  was,  by  the  donation  of  the  Hon.  James  Rus- 
sell, vested  in  the  Lodge,  and  was  ceded  by  them  to 
the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association  in  1825,  on 
condition  that  some  trace  of  their  early  patriotic 
effort  should  be  preserved  within  the  more  appropri- 
ate and  permanent  monument  which  the  Association 
were  about  to  erect.  This  pledge  was  fully  redeemed 
in  1845,  by  allowing  the  Lodge  to  place  within  the 
obelisk  an  exact  copy  in  marble  of  the  original 
monument  and  of  the  inscriptions  upon  it. 

At  the  celebration  of  the  anniversary  of  the  bat- 
tle,'in  1850,  three-quarters  of  a  century  after  the 
great  event,  it  occurred  to  a  generous  and  patriotic 
citizen  present,  —  whose  heart  and  hand  were  ever 
open  to  the  calls  of  public  spirit  or  benevolence, — 
the  late  Thomas  Handasyd  Perkins,  that  the  time  had 
come,  when  the  duty  of  erecting  some  permanent 
memorial  of  General  Warren  ought  no  longer  to  be 
neglected,  and  a  contribution  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars was  liberally  offered  by  him  for  this  purpose. 
This  offer,  contained  in  a  letter  to  the  late  lamented 
Dr.  John  C.  Warren,  was  referred  to  a  committee  of 
the  Directors  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Associa- 
tion; by  whom,  after  due  consideration,  a  marble 
statue,  to  be  executed  by  some  American  artist,  was 


MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS.  19 

recommended  as  the  most  suitable  form  of  the  me- 
morial. This  recommendation  was  adopted  by  the 
Directors,  was  approved  by  Colonel  Perkins,  and  has 
been  carried  into  effect  by  his  generous  subscription 
and  the  contributions  of  other  liberal  benefactors. 
The  work  was  confided,  in  conformity  with  the  ex- 
pressed wish  of  Colonel  Perkins,  to  Mr.  Henry  Dex- 
ter, of  Cambridgeport,  a  meritorious,  self-taught  Amer- 
ican artist,  who,  in  its  execution,  has  united  the  sym- 
pathetic ardor  of  the  patriot  with  the  conscientious 
zeal  of  the  sculptor.  He  has  adopted  the  original 
portrait  of  Warren,  by  Copley,  as  the  basis  of  his 
likeness,  and  has  no  doubt  attained  as  perfect  a  re- 
semblance of  the  youthful  hero,  as  it  is  now  in  the 
power  of  the  art  to  produce.  In  his  presence,  and  that 
of  his  work,  it  would  be  alike  superfluous  and  indel- 
icate to  enlarge  upon  its  merits.  There  it  stands,  let 
it  speak  for  itself.  I  perform  the  last  pleasing  and 
honorable  duty  of  the  committee  for  procuring  the 
statue,  in  now  transferring  it  to  your  official  posses- 
sion, and  placing  it,  through  you,  in  the  permanent 
custody  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association. 

The  performance  of  this  pleasing  and  honorable 
duty  is  not  unattended  with  sadness.  In  the  interval 
of  seven  years,  which  have  elapsed  since  the  work 
was  proposed,  its  first  and  greatest  benefactor  has 
passed  away,  and  with  him  the  other  earliest  and 
largest  contributors  to  the  statue,  our  late  respected 


20  MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS. 

and  liberal  fellow-citizens,  John  Welles  and  Samuel 
Appleton,  and  the  two  noble  brother  patrons  of  every 
public-spirited  and  philanthropic  undertaking,  Amos 
and  Abbott  Lawrence.  One  half  of  the  cost  of  the 
statue  was  defrayed  by  these  five  departed  benefac- 
tors, —  the  residue  is  the  more  recent  donation  of 
living  contributors.  The  pedestal  of  beautiful  Amer- 
ican verde  antique  is  the  contribution  of  the  family  of 
the  late  Dr.  Warren.  For  whatever  of  interest  there 
is  in  this  occasion  —  for  whatever  of  satisfaction  we 
enjoy,  in  seeing  the  first  beloved  and  youthful  victim 
in  the  cause  of  American  liberty  restored  to  us  in 
enduring  marble,  we  are  indebted,  in  the  first  place, 
to  the  large-hearted,  warm-hearted  men  whose 
names  I  have  repeated.  They  have  all  passed  away; 
and  with  them  has  also  passed  away  another  honored 
associate,  the  friend  of  nearly  half  a  century,  who 
would  have  enjoyed  a  silent  but  intense  gratification 
in  this  day's  proceedings  —  the  late  lamented  Dr. 
John  C.  Warren,  the  nephew  of  General  Joseph  War- 
ren, whose  warm  and  active  interest  in  the  commem- 
oration of  the  17th  of  June,  1775,  transcending  the 
limits  of  name  and  kindred,  led  him  to  consecrate 
the  strenuous  exertions  of  more  than  thirty  years, 
not  merely  to  the  erection  of  the  monument,  but  to 
the  illustration  of  all  the  memories  that  cluster 
around  Bunker  Hill.  And  may  it  be  permitted  to 
me,  sir,  as  the  only  survivor  of  the  first  committee 


ME.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS.  21 

appointed  to  procure  subscriptions  in  1825,  and  of 
the  executive  committee  clothed  with  the  full  powers 
of  the  directors,  in  the  construction  of  the  work,  to 
state,  that  among  all  the  zealous,  persevering  and 
judicious  friends  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument,  there 
was  none  who  from  first  to  last  contributed  more  effec- 
tively to  its  successful  prosecution  and  final  comple- 
tion than  Dr.  John  C.  "Warren. 

Nor  let  it  be  thought,  sir,  that  in  erecting  the 
statue  of  General  Joseph  Warren  and  bestowing  the 
honors  of  this  day  exclusively  upon  him,  we  forget 
the  services  of  the  great  men  of  whatever  rank,  who 
partook,  with  like  courage  and  patriotic  devotion,  the 
perils  of  the  ever  memorable  17th  of  June,  1775, 
whether  with  him  they  gave  their  lives  to  the  coun- 
try, or  survived  for  other  fields  of  danger  and  other 
calls  of  duty.  To  honor,  without  attempting  to  enu- 
merate or  compare  their  names,  —  to  mark  to  the 
latest  generation  the  spot  where  they  stood  side  by 
side  through  the  live-long  hours  of  that  anxious,  toil- 
some night  and  that  tremendous  day,  and  braved 
in  their  most  terrible  form,  and  most  of  them  for  the 
first  time,  the  perils  of  the  battle,  —  is  the  object  of 
the  time-defying  work  which  crowns  the  hill  on  which 
we  stand.  It  commemorates  no  individual  man  or 
State.  It  stands  indeed  on  the  soil  of  Massachusetts, 
where  the  battle  was  fought ;  but  there  it  stands 
equally  for  Connecticut,  New  Hampshire  and  Rhode 


22  MR.  EVEKETT'S  ADDRESS. 

Island,  and  the  younger  sisters  of  the  New  England 
family,  Vermont  and  Maine,  whose  troops  shared 
with  ours  the  dangers  and  honors  of  the  day.  It 
stands  for  Prescott  and  Warren,  but  not  less  for  Put- 
nam, and  Stark,  and  Green.  No  name  adorns  the 
shaft ;  but  ages  hence,  though  our  alphabets  may  be- 
come as  obscure  as  those  which  cover  the  monuments 
of  Nineveh  and  Babylon,  its  uninscribed  surface,  (on 
which  monarchs  might  be  proud  to  engrave  their 
titles),  will  perpetuate  the  memory  of  the  17th  of 
June.  It  is  the  monument  of  the  day,  of  the  event, 
of  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  of  all  the  brave  men 
who  shared  its  perils, —  alike  of  Prescott  and  Put- 
nam and  Warren, —  the  chiefs  of  the  day,  and  the 
colored  man,  Salem,  who  is  reported  to  have  shot  the 
gallant  Pitcairn  as  he  mounted  the  parapet.  Cold  as 
the  clods  on  which  it  rests,  still  as  the  silent  heavens 
to  which  it  soars,  it  is  yet  vocal,  eloquent,  in  their 
undivided  praise.  Till  the  ponderous  and  well-com- 
pacted blocks  of  granite,  which  no  force  but  that  of 
an  earthquake  will  heave  from  their  bearings,  shall 
fall  asunder,  it  will  stand  to  the  most  distant  posterity 
a  grand  impartial  illustration  —  nature's  own  mas- 
sive lithography  —  of  the  noble  page,  second  to  no 
other  in  the  annals  of  America,  on  which  History 
shall  write  down  the  names  and  the  deeds  of  the 
17th  of  June,  1775. 

But  while  the  obelisk,  unappropriated  to  any  indi- 


MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS,  23 

vidual  name,  however  brilliant,  forgetful  of  no  indi- 
vidual merit  however  humble,  towers  in  serene  sim- 
plicity, the  one  impartial  monument  of  the  day,  —  it 
seemed  proper  to  the  munificent  proposer  of  the 
work  we  now  inaugurate,  and  to  his  liberal  associates 
in  the  undertaking,  that  a  beginning  should  at  length 
be  made  of  a  separate  commemoration  of  those,  who 
rendered  especial  service  in  an  action  which  gave  a 
character  to  the  whole  succeeding  contest ;  a  battle 
in  which  the  loss  of  the  enemy  exceeded  two-fold 
that  of  Saratoga,  Monmouth,  or  Yorktown,  or  of  any 
other  conflict  in  the  war ;  and  which,  disguising  a 
disastrous  defeat  with  the  name  of  victory,  was,  in 
the  language  of  General  Burgoyne,  who  witnessed 
the  engagement,  "  the  loss  of  the  British  Empire  in 
America."  No  one,  I  am  persuaded,  will  think  it  un- 
just that  the  first  statue  has  been  erected  to  Warren ; 
no  one  but  must  desire  that  the  example  thus  set 
should  be  followed  by  those  of  Prescott,  of  Putnam, 
of  Gardner,  of  McClary,  and  of  whomsoever  else  a 
grateful  posterity  may  deem  worthy  to  be  associated 
with  them  in  these  posthumous  honors.  I  need  not 
tell  you,  sir,  that  it  has  long  been  in  contemplation 
to  erect  a  permanent  lodge  on  some  portion  of  these 
consecrated  grounds,  which  shall  afford  an  appropri- 
ate place  of  deposit  for  the  archives  of  the  Associa- 
tion, and  for  the  relics  atod  memorials  of  the  battle, 
and  there  it  is  probable,  if  this  design  is  executed, 


24  MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS. 

that  the  statue  which  we  this  day  inaugurate,  will 
be  definitively  set  up,  to  be  surrounded,  let  us  hope, 
with  the  busts  and  statues  of  many  others  of  the 
brave  men  who  stood  or  fell  in  the  cause  of  the 
country  on  that  momentous  day. 

In  these  ways  and  by  these  works  —  by  the  ma- 
jestic structure  which  points  its  uninscribed  shaft  to 
the  skies,  and  by  the  monumental  statues  which  we 
dedicate  to  individual  merit,  a  grateful  posterity  will 
seek  to  honor  those  to  whose  wise  and  brave  coun- 
sels, to  whose  toils  and  whose  blood,  we  are  indebted, 
under  Providence,  for  this  rich  heritage  of  public  and 
private  prosperity.  Of  these,  —  in  this  part  of  the 
Union, — there  is  no  name  to  stand  before  Warren's. 
Prudent,  resolute,  fearless,  not  yet  thirty-five  years 
of  age,  he  was  in  reality,  as  President  of  the  Provin- 
cial Congress  of  Massachusetts,  and  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  of  Safety,  the  efiicient  head  of  the  pa- 
triot cause  in  New  England.  In  addition  to  these 
important  offices,  three  days  before  the  battle  of  the 
17th  of  June,  he  was  chosen  Major  General  of  the 
Massachusetts  troops.  He  was  himself  opposed  to 
the  occupation  of  Bunker  Hill,  but  that  measure  hav- 
ing been  resolved  upon  by  the  council  of  war,  War- 
ren determined  to  support  it  with  his  presence,  and  if 
need  should  be,  his  blood.  Mr.  Gerry,  his  associate 
in  the  Committee  of  Safety,  in  conference  with  him 
on  the  16th,  strongly  dissuaded  his  joining  the  de- 


MR.   EVERETT'S   ADDRESS.  25 

tachment,  which  had  been  ordered  on  this  eventful 
errand.  "  It  will  be  madness,"  said  he,  "  to  expose 
yourself,  where  destruction  will  be  all  but  inevitable." 
"  I  am  aware  of  this,"  said  Warren,  "  but  I  live  within 
the  sound  of  the  cannon :  how  could  I  hear  their 
roaring  in  such  a  cause  and  not  be  there?"  Again 
Mr.  Gerry  remonstrated,  and  concluded  with  saying, 
"  As  surely  as  you  go  to  the  hill,  you  will  be  slain." 
Warren's  reply  was  — 

"  Dolce  et  decorum  est  pro  patria  mori." 
It  is  sweet  and  becoming  to  die  for  the  country. 

That  day,  the  16th,  he  passed  at  Watertown,  the 
seat  of  the  Provincial  Congress,  remaining  there  the 
greater  part  of  the  night,  in  the  discharge  of  the 
public  business.  At  five  o'clock  on  the  morning  of 
the  17th  he  rode  to  Cambridge,  and  suffering  severely 
from  headache,  threw  himself  on  the  bed  for  a  little 
repose  —  the  last  he  ever  took  on  earth.  When  the 
intelligence  reached  Cambridge  that  the  enemy  was 
in  motion,  it  was  communicated  to  him  by  General 
Ward.  He  rose  from  his  bed, —  declared  that  he  was 
well, —  mounted  his  horse,  and  rode  to  Charlestown. 
Just  elected  a  Major-General,  he  repaired  to  the  field 
as  a  volunteer, —  refused  the  command  which  was 
tendered  him  by  Putnam  and  Prescott, —  inquired 
where  the  attack  would  be  most  formidable,  and 
placed  himself  there, —  among  the  foremost  in  the 


26  MB.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS. 

conflict,  among  the  last  in  the  lingering  retreat ;  till 
he  was  struck  with  a  bullet  in  the  head,  and  fell  to 
rise  no  more.  The  next  morning  the  body  was 
found  by  Dr.  Jeffries  and  General  Winslow,  who  vis- 
ited the  field,  and  who  saw  the  spot  where  it  was 
buried.  The  following  spring,  after  the  departure  of 
the  Royal  forces,  the  honored  remains,  identified  by 
sure  indications,  were  re-interred  with  appropriate 
funeral  ceremonies  in  Boston.  The  pall  was  borne 
by  General  Ward  and  other  distinguished  associates 
in  arms,  and  the  opening  words-  of  Morton,  the 
Eulogist, —  "Illustrious  Relics!  what  tidings  from 
the  Grave?"  —  produced  a  thrill  in  the  audience, 
which  clung,  through  life,  to  the  memory  of  those 
who  heard  it.  In  the  official  account  of  the  battle, 
prepared  a  short  time  afterwards,  at  the  instance  of 
the  Committee  of  Safety,  Major  General  Joseph 
Warren  is  named  first  among  the  dead,  as  "a  man 
whose  memory  will  be  endeared  to  his  countrymen, 
and  to  the  worthy  in  every  part  and  age  of  the 
world,  so  long  as  virtue  and  valor  shall  be  esteemed 
among  mankind." 

Eighty-two  years  have  passed  away  since  these 
prophetic  words  were  uttered,  and  we  now  behold  a 
pledge  of  their  fulfilment,  in  this  great  assembly 
gathered  to  do  honor  to  his  name,  and  in  the  attend- 
ance of  so  many  of  the  most  distinguished  of  our 
community  and  of  the  land.  We  are  deprived,  in- 


MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS.  27 

deed,  by  a  cause  which  demands  all  our  sympathy,  of 
the  desired  presence  of  the  illustrious  Chief,  the 
Lieutenant  General  of  the  armies  of  the  United 
States,  whose  own  blood  has  not  been  spared  in  the 
service  of  the  country,  who  has  fought  her  battles 
victoriously  in  every  climate,  from  the  Canadian  fron- 
tier to  the  tropics,  and  who,  more  favored  of  Provi- 
dence, has  lived  to  an  honored  age,  to  enter  into  that 
reward  of  gratitude  and  veneration,  which  it  was 
given  to  Warren  to  deserve  but  not  to  enjoy.  We 
are  honored  with  the  presence  of  the  chief  magis- 
trates of  several  sister  States,  although  suddenly  de- 
prived, to  our  great  regret  for  the  event  and  its 
cause,  of  the  attendance  of  the  chief  magistrate  of 
the  Empire  State  of  New  York,  worthy  representa- 
tive of  a  noble  Massachusetts  sire,  Governor  of  a 
State  whose  population  equals  that  of  the  whole 
United  Colonies  on  the  day  when  Warren  fell ;  of 
others  who  have  served  the  Republic  in  posts  of  honor 
and  usefulness,  in  different  parts  of  our  common  coun- 
try ;  of  these  patriotic  military  corps,  and  civic  and 
literary  and  benevolent  fraternities;  in  a  word,  of 
this  vast  multitude  of  every  age  and  either  sex,  as- 
sembled to  pay  homage  to  the  marble  presentment 
of  the  youthful  hero;  eager  to  crown  with  this 
earthly  immortality  of  fame  the  first  great  martyr  in 
the  cause  of  American  Independence. 

Nor  is  it  the  least  of  the  satisfactions  with  which 


28  ME.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS. 

we  pay  these  honors  to  the  memory  of  Warren,  and 
celebrate  the  anniversary  of  his  sacrifice,  that  we  do 
it  with  no  feelings  of  unkindness  toward  the  land  of 
our  Fathers.  Time  has  long  since  poured  its  healing 
balm  into  the  wounds  of  the  Eevolution,  and  the 
ancient  ties  of  common  language  and  kindred  blood 
have  resumed  their  force.  Reason  and  Humanity 
alike  forbid  that  the  fierce  collisions  which  unavoida- 
bly attend  the  disruption  and  reorganization  of  States 
should  open  perennial  fountains  of  national  bitterness. 
When  the  excitements  of  the  struggle  are  past,  the 
great  movements  of  public  policy  should  be  as  calm 
and  passionless  as  the  march  of  the  planets  through 
the  sky.  While  we  pay  due  honors  to  the  illustrious 
men  who  led  the  armies  of  the  Revolution,  we  rejoice 
to  believe  and  to  know,  that  the  great  separation 
which  they  effected  has  been  productive  of  equal 
benefits  to  both  countries,  and  that  the  enlightened 
English  Statesmen  of  the  present  day,  like  the  Burkes 
and  Chathams  of  Revolutionary  period,  acknowledge 
the  soundness  of  the  principles  for  which  our  Fathers 
flew  to  arms,  and  are  everywhere  extending  their 
application  throughout  the  colonial  empire  of  Great 
Britain.  Henceforth  let  our  only  contest  with  the 
father-land  be  a  generous  emulation  in  the  arts  of 
peace.  While  I  speak,  the  public  vessels  of  the  two 
countries  are  bound  on  a  joint  errand  to  the  mid 
ocean,  not  to  stain  its  waters  with  fraternal  blood,  but 


ME.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS.  29 

to  knit  the  two  continents  together  by  those  mysteri- 
ous bonds  by  which  modern  science  and  art,  outstrip- 
ping the  laggard  hours,  annihilating  the  width  of 
oceans,  and  flashing  like  thought  through  their  ray- 
less  depths,  is  bringing  the  whole  civilized  world  into 
the  magic  circle  of  instantaneous  communication. 

But,  after  all,  the  obelisks  we  erect  and  the  statues 
we  set  up  are  but  expressive  symbols.  The  proudest 
monuments  to  the  memory  of  our  fathers  are  not 
those  which  are  carved  by  the  skilful  artist  from 
blocks  of  marble,  or  reared  by  the  architect  in  majes- 
tic piles  of  granite.  These,  indeed,  have  their  value 
and  their  interest.  They  mark  for  the  latest  poster- 
ity the  scene  of  some  momentous  conflict ;  they  re- 
deem from  the  power  of  time  and  decay,  the  features 
of  some  noble  countenance  and  the  proportions  of 
some  manly  form,  causing  the  poor  dust  to  start  into 
life  again  from  the  molten  bronze  or  the  quarried 
marble.  But  these  are  not  the  rewards  for  which 
Warren  and  his  associates  braved  death;  not  the 
monuments  which  will  best  perpetuate  their  fame. 
The  principles  of  free  government  for  which  they 
laid  down  their  lives;  the  national  independence 
which,  by  united  counsels  and  painful  sacrifices,  they 
achieved  on  hard  fought  fields;  this  great  fam- 
ily of  States  which,  with  prophetic  foresight,  they 
bound  together  in  a  fraternal  confederacy ;  this  ad- 
mirable adjustment  of  local  and  federal  government 

3* 


30  MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS. 

—  the  most  exquisite  contrivance  of  political  wisdom 
which  the  world  has  seen, —  these  shall  be  their  en- 
during monument.  Nor  less  eloquent  in  their  praise 
shall  be  the  material  prosperity  which  has  resulted 
from  their  wise  and  patriotic  measures.  The  world- 
surrounding  ocean  whitened  with  the  sails  of  Ameri- 
can commerce,  which,  before  the  Eevolution,  was 
hemmed  in  by  the  narrow  limits  of  colonial  restric- 
tion ;  the  hundreds  of  cities  that  line  the  coast  and 
crown  the  banks  of  noble  rivers,  and  which  have 
started  from  the  soil  since  the  establishment  of  inde- 
pendence ;  the  vast  wilderness,  whose  primeval  for- 
ests are  yearly  bowing  to  the  settler's  axe,  affording 
a  home  to  the  redundance  of  our  own  population  and 
the  hungry  millions  of  Europe ;  those  boundless  prai- 
ries over  which  the  living  wave  of  population  is 
pouring  like  a  rushing  tide,  bringing  with  it  to  the 
utmost  verge  of  settlement  the  last  results  of  civili- 
zation, railroads  following  the  line  of  the  recent  In- 
dian trail,  electric  telegraphs  to  convey  intelligence 
where  the  mail-coach  was  a  thing  of  yesterday,  great 
steamers  on  rivers  and  lakes  traversed  within  a  gen- 
eration by  the  bark  canoe, —  these  proclaim,  in  lan- 
guage more  expressive  than  inscriptions  on  monu- 
mental granite, —  in  forms  more  significant  than  the 
sculptured  marble, — the  worth  and  the  memory  of 
the  great  and  good  men  who  sowed  in  weakness  the 
harvest  which  we  raise  in  power,  who  in  the  doubtful 


MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS.  31 

elements  of  rational  greatness,  which  opened  upon 
them  in  a  visionary  future,  beheld  the  germs  of  this 
palmy  growth,  of  this  imperial  abundance,  as  the 
sculptor  beholds  in  advance  the  muscular  limbs,  the 
glowing  features,  the  triumphant  expression  of  his 
marble  hero,  in  the  heart  of  the  shapeless  block. 

Finally,  my  friends,  let  the  recollections  of  a  com- 
mon danger  and  a  common  glory,  which  the  day  and 
the  spot  awaken,  bring  with  them  the  strengthened 
love  of  a  common  country.  The  patriotism  of  our 
fathers,  and  especially  of  the  illustrious  man  whom 
we  commemorate,  was  of  the  most  comprehensive 
cast.  In  a  letter  of  the  21st  of  November,  1774, 
addressed  to  Josiah  Quincy,  another  early-lost  de- 
voted champion  of  American  liberty,  General  Warren 
declares  that  "  it  is  the  united  voice  of  America  to 
preserve  their  freedom  or  lose  their  lives  in  defence 
of  it.  I  am  convinced  that  the  true  spirit  of  liberty 
was  never  so  universally  diffused  through  all  ranks 
and  orders  of  the  people  in  any  country  on  the  face 
of  the  earth,  as  it  now  is  through  all  North  America." 

On  the  day  on  which  Warren  fell,  Washington  was 
commissioned  as  "  Commander-in-Chief  of  all  the  con- 
tinental forces  raised  or  to  be  raised  in  defence  of 
American  Liberty."  Massachusetts  and  Connecticut 
had  their  armies  in  the  field,  commanded  by  their 
favorite  generals ;  but  John  Adams  took  the  lead  in 
promoting  the  nomination  of  a  general  from  that  part 


32  MB.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS. 

of  the  Union,  where  there  was  as  yet  no  force  embod- 
ied, eager  to  give  a  striking  proof  that  no  local  feel- 
ing swayed  New  England,  by  entrusting  the  command 
of  her  army, —  for  such  it  was, —  to  a  leader  from  the 
banks  of  the  distant  Potomac,  whom  he  already  des- 
ignated as  the  u  Beloved  Washington."  The  melan- 
choly tidings  of  the  death  of  Warren  were  received 
with  poignant  grief  throughout  the  country,  and  it 
may  be  doubted  whether  the  most  brilliant  success  on 
Bunker  Hill  could  have  done  as  much  to  bind  the 
colonies  together  as  the  noble,  though  in  its  immediate 
results  unavailing,  resistance ;  the  profuse,  though  at 
the  time  unprofitable,  outpouring  of  human  blood. 
A  great  revolution  must  be  inaugurated  with  a  great 
sacrifice,  and  all  the  loftier  passions  are  ennobled  by 
the  purification  of  sorrow ;  nor  is  it  certain  that  War- 
ren, had  he  assumed  the  command,  and  driven  the 
enemy  back  to  his  boats,  would  have  done  as  much 
to  kindle  a  chastised  and  resolute  enthusiasm  through- 
out the  country,  and  unite  the  colonies  in  the  impend- 
ing struggle,  as  when  he  shouldered  his  musket  and 
fell  in  the  ranks. 

And,  oh !  my  friends,  let  the  lesson  of  fraternal 
affection  which  he  taught  us  in  his  death  be  repeated 
in  the  persuasive  silence  of  those  stony  lips.  In  his 
own  heart-stirring  language,  let  "  the  voice  of  our 
fathers'  blood  cry  to  us  from  the  ground  ";  and  upon 
this  sacred  day,  and  on  this  immortal  hill,  let  it  pro- 


MR.  EVERETT'S  ADDRESS.  33 

claim  a  truce  to  sectional  alienation  and  party  strife, 
as  the  medieval  church  proclaimed  the  "  Truce  of 
God."  "Wherever  else  the  elements  of  discord  may 
rage,  let  the  billows  sink  down  and  the  storm  be 
hushed,  like  yonder  placid  waves,  at  the  foot  of  Bun- 
ker Hill.  Here  let  the  kindly  feelings  that  animated 
our  fathers  revive  in  the  bosoms  of  their  sons,  assured 
that  —  should  "malice  domestic  or  foreign  levy" 
invade  us  —  if  living  champions  should  fail,  that  mon- 
umental cheek  would  burn  with  the  glow  of  patriot 
ism,  that  marble  sword  would  leap  from  its  scabbard, 
and  the  heaving  sods  of  Bunker  Hill  give  up  their 
sheeted  regiments,  to  the  defence  of  the  Union ! 


ADDRESS    OF    RECEPTION 


BY 


HON.  G.  WASHINGTON  WARREN, 


President  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association. 


INTRODUCTION    BY   THE    GKAND   MARSHAL. 


Col.  Aspinwall  said: 

IF  it  were  put  to  a  general  vote  to  fix  on  the  ap- 
pellation most  suitable  for  him  who  should  answer  the 
address  which  we  have  just  heard,  the  universal  senti- 
ment would  be  in  favor  of  one  who  bears  the  united 
names  of  Washington  and  Warren ;  and  I  have  now 
the  honor  to  introduce  to  you  for  that  purpose  George 
Washington  Warren,  Esq.,  President  of  the  Bunker 
Hill  Monument  Association,  under  whose  auspices  the 
arrangements  for  this  great  celebration  have  been  made. 


ADDRESS   OF   RECEPTION. 


MR.  EVERETT, — 

It  most  becomes  me,  in  following  you,  Sir, 
and  in  this  distinguished  presence,  to  respond,  in  the 
briefest  manner  possible,  to  the  suggestions  you  have 
so  eloquently  made,  in  the  formal  delivery  to  me,  as 
President  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association, 
of  this  valued  treasure  of  art  and  historic  interest. 
We  accept  it  gratefully,  Sir,  and  here  give  our  sacred 
pledge  for  ourselves  and  our  successors,  that  it  shall 
ever  be  cherished  with  reverential  regard.  BUNKER 
HILL  herself —  crowded  as  she  now  is  with  people 
from  every  part  of  that  nation  to  which  her  glory 
equally  belongs  —  is  proud  to  welcome  back,  as  it 
were,  to  her  soil  that  manly  and  heroic  form  which, 
eighty-two  years  ago  to-day,  was  seen  to  mingle  in 
the  thickest  of  the  combat,  was  among  the  last  to  fol- 
low in  the  retreat,  and  was  struck  down  in  death  on 
yonder  spot,  while  lingering  there  as  if  loth  to  leave 
the  place  ever  after  to  be  identified  with  his  name. 

While  it  was  the  good  fortune  of  many  of  the 
fathers  of  the  Revolution  to  live  for  years  after  that 

4  37 


38  MR.  WARREN'S  ADDRESS. 

period  in  the  service  of  the  country  they  had  helped 
to  make  free,  and  to  share  in  her  new  glories,  it  was  the 
peculiar  lot  of  Warren  to  be  among  the  first  to  die  in 
her  cause.  On  entering  upon  the  vigor  of  manhood., 
being  in  a  high  social  position,  and  living  upon  the 
most  intimate  terms  with  the  Governor  and  magis- 
trates of  the  Province,  and  also  with  the  officers  of 
the  British  army,  —  who  were  sent  here  to  enforce 
submission  to  laws  now  universally  conceded  to  be 
wrong,  but  then  pertinaciously  insisted  upon,  —  he 
had  to  make  his  election  between  a  bare  acquiescence 
in  them,  which  would  have  been  accepted,  or  an 
open  opposition,  and  a  consequent  separation  from 
many  chivalrous  friends.  True  to  the  instincts  of  his 
native  land,  and  true  even  to  the  inbred  principles  of 
freedom  transmitted  from  his  British  ancestors,  he 
chose  the  American  side. 

He  soon  grew  in  popular  favor,  and  passed  rapidly 
into  distinction.  He  was  a  close  friend  and  adviser 
with  Samuel  Adams.  He  was  successor  to  John 
Hancock  as  President  of  the  Provincial  Congress, 
when  the  latter  resigned  that  place  to  go  to  the  Con- 
tinental Congress.  At  the  same  time  being  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Public  Safety,  in  this  united 
capacity  he  may,  in  fact,  be  regarded  as  being  to  all 
intents  and  purposes  an  illustrious  predecessor  of 
Your  Excellency,  (Governor  Gardner)  as  Governor  of 
the  then  incipient  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 


MB.  WARREN'S  ADDRESS.  39 

Thus  Joseph  Warren  was  not  only  the  foremost  man 
in  this  most  portentous  movement,  but  he  had  not  a 
little  of  that  power  which  no  man  living  knows  betr 
ter  than  you,  Sir,  (Mr.  Everett)  how  to  wield,  and  to 
wield  most  effectively  for  the  grandest  purposes — 
the  power  of  an  orator.  He  knew  how  to  move  the 
heart  of  the  people ;  and  he  knew  also  how  to  speak 
unwelcome  truths  to  .the  face  of  those  in  high  author- 
ity, who  had  presented  themselves  to  overawe  him. 
By  the  moral  courage  which  he  exhibited,  he  proved 
himself  to  be  worthy  of  the  post  of  Major  General, 
with  which  title  his  name  has  been,. down  to  this  day, 
most  commonly  connected.  And  in  this  enduring 
and  life-like  statue  before  us  we  see  him  as  he  may 
well  be  supposed  to  have  been  at  the  very  moment 
he  had  in  his  mind  determined  to  accept  this  accu- 
mulated honor.  We  behold  him  meditating  upon 
the  wrongs  inflicted  upon  his  native  land ;  we  know 
by  that  expressive  gesture  that  he  is  kindling  with 
those  heaven-born  aspirations  under  which  he  acted ; 
he  holds  in  his  right  hand  the  sword,  which  he 
resolves  to  gird  about  him,  with  which  he  is  about  to 
learn  the — to  him — new  art  of  war,  and  which  he 
vows  never  to  relinquish  in  life,  until  his  country's 
cause  shall  triumph. 

You  have,  Sir,  most  aptly  alluded  to  the  fact,  that 
the  order  to  fortify  this  hill  was  given  against  his 
advice ;  he  entertained  the  opinion  that  the  attempt 


40  MR.  WARREN'S  ADDRESS. 

would  not  succeed.  But  notwithstanding  he  was 
overruled  by  the  body  of  which  he  was  Chairman,  he 
gave  to  the  execution  of  their  decision  his  heart  and 
soul,  aye,  even  his  life !  A  glorious  example !  a  type 
of  many  patriots  who  have  imitated  him  in  different 
periods  of  our  country's  history ;  of  noble  men,  who, 
when  the  exigency  of  the  time  required,  have  sunk 
their  conflicting  opinions,  their  various  political  prin- 
ciples and  jealousies,  and  acted  together  for  the  com- 
mon good.  To  go  no  farther  back  than  to  our  late  war 
with  Mexico,  so  ably  and  successfully  conducted  by 
him,  our  chief  promised  guest,  —  whose  absence  and 
its  lamented  cause,  we  now  most  sincerely  deplore, 
but  in  relation  to  whom,  we  may  now,  in  his  absence, 
with  perfect  propriety,  speak  out  our  mind,  and  say, 
that  he  is  unquestionably  the  greatest  General  of  the 
age — at  that  critical  time,  eminent  men  and  sons  of 
eminent  men,  forgetting  their  differences  and  the 
grounds  of  them,  rallied  and  fought  bravely  side  by 
side.  So  may  it  ever  be  with  our  own  America !  In 
her  every  peril,  in  every  period  of  imminent  difficulty 
and  danger,  may  her  true  hearted  sons  from  every 
section  of  her  vast  extended  domain,  stand  together 
as  one  man  to  defend  her  honor,  and  to  maintain  the 
entire  integrity  of  our  glorious  confederated  Union ! 
For  the  present  reception  of  this  statue,  we  have 
provided  an  unpretending  temporary  building.  And 
you,  Sir,  have  alluded  to  the  plan,  for  many  years 


MR.  WARREN'S  ADDRESS.  41 

determined  upon,  and  postponed  only  for  the  want  of 
means,  of  providing  a  permanent  granite  structure, 
which  shall  be  so  designed  and  placed  as  to  be  in 
perfect  harmony  with  the  Monument,  and  which  shall 
at  the  same  time  serve  the  purposes  for  which  it  may 
be  required.  Our  Monument  —  which  the  Associa- 
tion holds  in  trust  for  the  benefit  of  the  whole  coun- 
try —  is  visited  and  ascended  even  by  tens  of  thou- 
sands annually.  In  the  still,  cold  days  of  winter, 
when  from  its  summit  in  the  clear,  translucent  atmos- 
phere, free  from  exhalations,  the  farthest  reach  of 
prospect  is  gained,  as  well  as  in  the  hot  summer's  day, 
when  in  those  upper  currents  the  air  whistles  through 
those  openings  most  luxuriously,  while  every  thing  is 
dry  and  parched  here  below,  —  the  patriotic  pilgrim 
from  our  own  or  foreign  lands,  at  whatever  season 
of  the  year  he  may  come,  is  glad  at  least  for  once 
in  his  life  to  enjoy  the  unsurpassed  view  from  that 
elevated  position.  A  suitable  place  of  shelter  is 
therefore  demanded  for  visitors,  both  before  and  after 
the  somewhat  toilsome  ascent. 

Besides,  an  early  pledge  of  the  Association  remains 
to  be  fulfilled ;  it  is  the  first  one  given,  and  I  believe, 
Sir,  under  your  own  hand  as  the  first  Secretary,  that 
of  depositing  in  the  archives  of  the  Association  the 
original  subscription  books  for  the  erection  of  their 
Monument,  which  was  built  almost  entirely  by  private 
effort.  All  these  books,  with  other  original  papers, 

4* 


42  ME.  WARREN'S  ADDRESS. 

many  of  them  of  great  interest,  are  in  my  possession, 
waiting  for  this  final  disposition  of  them.  When  this 
shall  be  done  it  may  not  unfrequently  happen,  and  at 
many  distant  periods  from  this,  that  some  exploring 
visitor  will  leap  with  joy  and  pride  at  the  sudden  dis- 
covery of  the  genuine  autograph  of  his  own  ancestor, 
who  had  helped  to  build  this  mighty  work. 

In  providing  for  these  ends,  the  Association  may 
also  provide  for  a  statue  room,  as  you  have  suggested, 
Sir,  somewhat  larger  than  the  one  before  us.  And 
while  the  exposition  of  any  statue  standing  upon 
these  grounds  in  open  contrast  with  the  simple  maj- 
esty of  the  Monument  would  neither  be  agreeable  nor 
proper,  there  can  be  no  well-founded  objection  to 
placing  within  a  keeper's  lodge,  properly  constructed 
and  adapted  to  the  legitimate  uses  connected  with 
it,  this  statue  and  other  appropriate  works  of  art, 
calculated  to  deepen  the  impression  of  all  the  hal- 
lowed and  lofty  associations  of  the  place.  As  in  the 
contemplation  of  some  one  of  the  grand  cathedrals 
of  the  old  world  —  in  the  building  of  which  by  men's 
hands  centuries  were  employed  —  the  display  upon 
one  of  its  lofty  outer  walls  of  a  painting  illustrating 
some  touching  scene  in  Scripture,  though  even  by  a 
Raphael  or  a  Rubens,  would  be  offensive  from  a  too 
violent  contrast  and  disproportion,  and  yet  the  same 
picture  hung  within  the  same  cathedral,  in  one  of  its 
chapels  and  under  one  of  the  many  arches  which  greet 


MR.  WARREN'S  ADDRESS.  43 

the  eye  in  the  interior  would  not  only  be  deemed  to 
be  well  placed,  but  its  effect  would  be  heightened  in 
that  very  position,  and  would  tend  to  enchant  the 
beholder  and  to  draw  him,  at  every  enraptured  gaze, 
nearer  and  nearer  to  his  God. 

In  a  convenient  room  in  such  a  building,  then, 
which  the  Association  have  already  determined  to 
erect,  at  least  two  other  statues  should  at  no  remote 
intervals  be  placed.  One  should  be  of  the  gallant, 
the  intrepid,  the  cool  and  resolute  COLONEL  PRESCOTT, 
the  duly  appointed  commander  of  the  expedition,  to 
whom  the  great  military  merit  in  the  conduct  of  the 
day  we  commemorate  is  now  by  common  consent 
conceded,  and  whose  name  is  in  our  own  time  ren- 
dered illustrious  by  a  distinguished  descendant,  in 
quite  another  department  of  fame ;  and  the  other 
statue  should  be  that  of  the  bold  and  brave  GENERAL 
PUTNAM,  who  was  for  a  long  time  after  the  battle  of 
Bunker  Hill,  the  companion  in  arms  and  friend  of 
WASHINGTON  ;  then,  and  here,  like  Warren,  a  noble  vol- 
unteer, active  and  efficient  at  every  point,  thinking 
only  where  he  could  do  most  service,  utterly  regard- 
less, at  such  a  moment,  of  the  place  due  to  his  mil- 
itary rank ;  not  caring  at  such  a  time,  not  he,  indeed, 
even  though  a  Colonel  were  commander.  Busts  or- 
paintings  of  other  heroes  of  that  day  should  be  also 
obtained,  and  thus  the  culture  of  the  highest  art,  in 
this  direction,  will  administer  to  the  most  patriotic 


44  MR.  WARREN'S  ADDRESS. 

•  commemoration  of  men  and  deeds  most  worthy  to  be 
commemorated. 

The  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association  is  a  per- 
manent body.  One  of  its  objects  is,  by  an  occasional 
observance  of  this  anniversary,  to  recall  from  time  to 
time  the  public  attention  to  those  principles  and 
deeds,  and  that  cordial  co-operation  of  our  fathers 
which  gave  us  the  privileges  we  enjoy.  In  this  de- 
sign we  have  to  aid  us  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati, 
the  Historical  Society,  the  Charitable  Mechanic  Asso- 
ciation, the  American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences, 
and  last,  but  most  of  all,  our  beloved  Alma  Mater, 
HARVARD  COLLEGE,  the  mother  of  the  hero  of  this 
celebration,  and  of  many  who  have  gone  before  and 
after  him ;  all  these  have  the  same  great  object  to 
carry  out,  each  in  its  peculiar  way ;  the  promotion 
of  the  greatest  possible  attachment  of  us  all  to  our 
civil  and  religious  institutions. 

This  peculiar  indulgence  of  our  own,  in  ancient 
reminiscences,  is  certainly  no  just  occasion  of  offence 
to  other  nations,  and  least  of  all  to  our  mother  coun- 
try, from  whom  this  characteristic  has  been  trans- 
mitted to  us.  It  is  with  nations  as  with  individuals ; 
those  who  exhibit  the  highest  self-respect,  and  a  just 
pride  of  character  founded  upon  past  glorious  ante- 
cedents, especially  if  coupled  with  a  generous  spirit 
of  emulation,  will  for  that  very  trait  elicit  the  greatest 
respect  from  others.  An  intense  national  sentiment, 


MR.  WARREN'S  ADDRESS.  45 

springing  from  the  common  glory  of  our  past,  and 
looking  forward  to  a  common  enjoyment  of  the  fu- 
ture, is  in  itself  a  bond  of  union,  and  an  incentive 
to  great  national  progress.  Let  the  name  of  BUNKER 
HILL  be  ever  a  watch-word  throughout  the  Union,  to 
arouse,  when  need  be,  the  patriotism  of  the  country ; 
so  that  every  citizen  throughout  our  wide-spread  land 
may  always  be  ready  to  reaffirm  his  allegiance  to 
that  happy  formula  of  the  good  citizen's  creed,  first 
promulgated  by  DANIEL  WEBSTER,  in  his  immortal 
address,  at  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  yonder 
monument  —  "  OUR  COUNTRY,  OUR  WHOLE  COUNTRY,  AND 
NOTHING  BUT  OUR  COUNTRY."  And  as  it  was  said  in 
former  time, 

"  While  stands  the  Coliseum,  Rome  shall  stand," 

so  let  it  be  the  fervent  prayer  and  faith  of  us  all,  that 
as  long  as  this,  we  hope,  imperishable  Obelisk  shall 
point  its  grey  cap-stone  to  the  centre  of  the  blue 
etherial  arch  above  us,  so  long  may  the  blended 
galaxy  of  the  stars  —  still  increasing  in  number  and 
brilliancy  —  of  the  UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA  shed 
its  untarnished  lustre  among  the  nations  of  the 
world. 


MASONIC    ADDRESS 


BY 


COLONEL  JOHN  T.  HEARD, 


Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts. 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  Masonic  Ceremonies  of  inaugurating  the  Statue 
were  now  performed.  They  were  introduced  as  follows : 

PRESIDENT  WARREN.  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Mas- 
ter of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts  : 

You  have  been  invited  here,  from  your  connection, 
and  that  of  your  fraternity,  with  the  Bunker  Hill  Mon- 
ument Association,  and  with  the  illustrious  man  whom 
we  have  assembled  to  honor,  to  perform  the  Masonic 
ceremonies  of  inauguration.  Thanking  you,  sir,  and 
your  fraternity,  for  the  noble  manner  in  which  you 
have  responded  to  the  call,  by  the  full  attendance  of 
the  brethren  of  the  Order,  I  have  now  to  request  that 
you  will  perform,  as  far  as  the  limited  time  will  permit, 
those  services,  according  to  Masonic  usage. 


MR.   HEARD'S  ADDRESS. 


MR.  PRESIDENT, — 

The  invitation  which  you  so  courteously 
extended  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts,  and 
through  that  body  to  the  Masonic  Fraternity  under 
its  jurisdiction,  to  assist  in  the  inauguration  of  this 
Statue,  has  been  most  cordially  accepted.  The 
large  number  of  Brethren  here  assembled,  manifests 
the  deep  interest  they  feel  in  the  occasion.  With 
pride  and  pleasure  they  unite  with  their  fellow- 
citizens  in  honoring  the  memory  of  the  soldier  and 
patriot,  and  no  other  portion  of  this  assembly 
acknowledges  with  livelier  emotion  and  gratitude 
his  gallantry  and  self-sacrificing  devotion  to  his 
country.  But  another  consideration  has  influenced 
us  to  join  in  the  impressive  ceremonies  of  this  day  : 
General  Warren  was  a  Brother  Mason  —  an  active, 
zealous,  honored  member  of  ou.r  Order. 

He  was  admitted  to  membership  in  1761,  — 
when  only  about  twenty-one  years  of  age, —  in  St. 
Andrew's  Lodge  in  Boston.  Over  this  Lodge  he 
was  elected  Master  in  1769 ;  and  during  that  year, 


49 


50  ME.  BEARD'S  ADDRESS. 

so  highly  were  his  efforts  to  promote  the  effi- 
ciency and  honor  of  our  institution  appreciated, 
he  was  promoted  to  the  station  of  Provincial 
Grand  Master,  by  the  Grand  Master  of  Scot- 
land—  the  Eight  Hon.  George,  the  Earl  of  Dal- 
housie.  This  office  he  filled  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  with  great  benefit  to  the  Craft  and  honor  to 
himself.  The  punctuality  and  zeal  with  which 
he  discharged  its  various  and  responsible  duties 
are  evinced  by  the  fact,  that  he  presided  at  thirty- 
seven  out  of  the  forty  communications  of  his  Grand 
Lodge,  held  while  he  was  Grand  Master.  It  is 
worthy  of  remark  that  two  of  the  three  communi- 
cations from  which  he  was  absent,  were  held  in  June 
and  September,  in  1774,  when,  in  the  language  of 
the  record,  he  was  "  engaged  in  consequential  Public 
Business."  At  this  important  period,  the  distin- 
guished Paul  Revere  was  his  Senior  Warden,  and 
Colonel  Joseph  Webb,  an  officer  of  the  revolutionary 
war,  his  Junior  Warden,  both  of  whom  were  after- 
wards Grand  Masters.  Thus  were  these  eminent 
men  united  together  by  fraternal  relations  peculiar 
to  our  society,  and  co-operating,  in  elevated  and 
important  positions,  in  the  great  movement  which 
resulted  in  the  national  independence  of  our  country. 
The  last  communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  at 
which  General  Warren  presided,  was  held  in  the 
Green  Dragon  Tavern,  in  Boston,  on  Friday,  March 


MR.  IIEARD'S  ADDRESS.  51 

3d,  1775.  The  business  of  the  meeting  having  been 
concluded,  the  Lodge  "  was  closed  to  the  first  Friday 
in  June."  This  communication  did  not  take  place. 
The  battle  of  Lexington,  and  the  seige  of  Boston, 
interrupted  the  peaceful  gatherings  of  the  Brethren, 
and  they  were  for  a  time  suspended.  The  learned 
biographer,  (Chas.  W.  Moore,)  of  the  Masonic  life  of 
Warren,  to  whom  I  am  indebted  for  some  of  the 
facts  which  I  have  stated,  informs  us  that  at  the 
bottom  of  the  page  on  which  the  proceedings  of  the 
March  communication  are  recorded,  there  is  this 
entry :  — 

Memo.  19th  April,  1775,  Hostilities  commenced  between  the  Troops 
of  Great  Britain  and  America,  in  Lexington  Battle.  In  consequence 
of  which  the  Town  was  Blockaded,  and  no  Lodge  held  until  December, 
1776. 

On  the  morning  of  the  17th  June,  1775,  eighty- 
two  years  ago,  our  Grand  Master  engaged  in  the 
conflict  that  has  rendered  this  spot  memorable. 
Regardless  of  personal  danger,  and  anxious  for  his 
country's  honor,  he  plunged  into  the  thickest  of  the 
fight,  and  by  his  encouraging  example,  stimulated 
his  countrymen  to  those  deeds  of  valor,  of  which 
every  American  is  justly  proud.  But  it  was  not  his 
privilege  to  survive  the  contest  —  he  fell,  one  of  the 
first  martyrs  in  that  struggle,  the  blessed  fruits  of 
which  it  is  our  happiness  to  enjoy.  His  death  cast 
a  deep  gloom  over  the  community;  and  by  none 


52  MR.  HEARD'S  ADDRESS. 

was  it  more  keenly  lamented  than  by  the  Fraternity. 
To  them  he  had  been  attached  by  ties,  personal  and 
official,  for  many  years ;  they  knew  him  intimately ; 
they  loved  and  honored  him;  and  it  was  natural, 
therefore,  that  the  sudden  and  violent  termination 
of  his  life,  should  have  been  felt  by  them  as  an 
irreparable  loss. 

The  Masonic  Fraternity  have  always  been  among 
the  foremost  in  rendering  honor  to  the  memory  of 
the  brave  and  devoted  men  who  sacrificed  their 
lives  on  this  field  in  the  noble  cause  of  American 
freedom. 

After  the  evacuation  of  Boston  by  the  enemy, 
March  17, 1776,  the  first  care  of  the  Brethren  was 
the  preservation  of  the  remains  of  their  esteemed 
chief.  The  body  having  been  identified,  it  was 
conveyed  to  Boston  and  deposited  in  the  Granary 
Burial-ground.  On  the  occasion,  impressive  funeral 
services  were  performed  in  King's  Chapel,  and  a 
eulogy  was  delivered  by  R  W.  Brother,  Hon.  Perez 
Morton,  afterwards  Solicitor  General  of  the  State. 

To  King  Solomon's  Lodge,  of  Charlestown,  belongs 
the  honor  of  erecting  the  first  Monument  to  the 
memory  of  Warren.  A  lot  of  land,  on  this  hill, 
having  been  generously  given  for  the  purpose  by 
Hon.  James  Russell,  the  Lodge  raised  upon  it,  in 
1794,  a  Tuscan  Pillar,  eighteen  feet  in  height,  the 
pedestal  of  which  was  "eight  feet  high,  eight  feet 


MR.  HEARD'S  ADDRESS.  53 

square,  and  fenced  round  to  protect  it  from  injury." 
The  pillar  was  surmounted  with  a  gilt  urn,  bearing 
the  initials  and  age  of  the  deceased,  enclosed  in  the 
square  and  compasses.  On  the  pedestal  was  an 
inscription,  "  In  memory  of  Major  General  Joseph 
Warren,  and  his  associates,"  who  were  here  slain. 
This  structure  was  dedicated  in  December,  1794, 
when  an  address  was  pronounced  by  the  Master  of 
the  Lodge,  Brother  John  Soley,  Jr.,  who  in  1826, 
was  Grand  Master  of  Massachusetts. 

On  the  eighth  of  March,  1825,  King  Solomon's 
Lodge  presented  the  Monument,  with  the  land  upon 
which  it  stood,  to  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Asso- 
ciation. Under  the  auspices  of  that  body  the  Pillar 
was  removed,  and  in  its  place  the  granite  Obelisk 
before  us  was  erected.  The  corner-stone  of  the 
"Bunker  Hill  Monument"  was  laid  with  Masonic 
ceremonies  on  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  battle. 
They  were  conducted  by  M.  W.  John  Abbott,  assisted 
by  our  illustrious  Br.  Lafayette,  and  in  the  presence 
of  Daniel  Webster,  who  was  President  of  the  Asso- 
ciation, of  members  of  the  national  and  state 
governments,  the  military,  and  a  vast  concourse  of 
people.  Thousands  of  our  Brethren  joined  in  the 
procession  and  performances  of  the  day. 

The  completion  of  this  Monument,  in  1843, 
afforded  another  opportunity  to  the  members  of  our 
Order  to  unite  with  their  fellow-citizens  in  cele- 

5* 


54  MR.  HEARD'S  ADDRESS. 

brating  the  noble  deeds  of  the  soldiers  and  patriots 
of  the  revolution. 

Again,  on  the  24th  of  June,  1845,  on  the  occasion 
of  depositing  "  an  exact  model "  of  the  original 
monument,  within  the  Obelisk,  the  Fraternity  assem- 
bled in  great  numbers.  This  monument  was  provided 
through  the  liberality  of  King  Solomon's  Lodge ; 
and  under  its  direction  and  patronage  the  ceremo- 
nies of  inauguration  were  conducted.  The  interest 
of  the  celebration  was  increased  by  the  presence  and 
eloquence  of  the  venerable  R.  W.  Br.  John  Soley, 
Esq.,  who  a  half  century  before,  delivered  the  address 
at  the  dedication  of  the  original  structure. 

And  again,  at  this  time,  Mr.  President,  is  our 
ancient  and  honorable  institution  summoned  to  aid 
in  placing  here  another  testimonial  to  departed 
greatness.  This  Statue,  which  so  faithfully  preserves 
the  features,  form  and  expression  of  the  renowned 
person  it  represents,  we  shall  now  proceed  to 
dedicate  in  accordance  with  ancient  Masonic  usage  ; 
and  may  it  long  endure  to  remind  American  citizens 
of  the  virtues  of  him  who  poured  out  his  life's  blood 
in  contending  for  the  great  principles  upon  which 
our  institutions  of  government  are  founded. 


ADDRESSES 

BY 

His  EXCELLENCY  GOV.  GARDNER, 

GOV.  DYER  of  R.  I., 
GOV.  HOLLEY  of  Conn., 

HON.  ROBERT  C.  WINTHROP, 

Introducing  Senator  Mason. 

«      JAMES  M.  MASON  of  Virginia, 
"      ROBERT  C.  WINTHROP, 

Introducing  Hon.  J.  P.  Kennedy. 

"      JOHN  P.  KENNEDY  of  Maryland, 
His  EXCELLENCY  GOV.  KING  of  New  York. 


BY   THE   PRESIDENT. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

In  the  concluding  part  of  these  solemn  and  inter- 
esting exercises  in  commemoration  of  him  who  died  for 
his  country,  so  near  the  spot  where  we  are,  opportunity 
can  only  be  given  for  a  few  distinguished  gentlemen  to 
address  you,  some  of  whom  will  now,  for  the  first  time, 
speak  upon  Bunker  Hill.  The  Governor  of  the  Com- 
monwealth will  have  the  pleasure  of  introducing  the 
Governors  of  two  sister  States.  It  is  a  matter  of  gen- 
eral regret  that  Gov.  John  A.  King,  of  New  York, 
who  was  with  us  this  morning,  and  who  would  have 
addressed  you,  was  obliged  to  leave  the  procession, 
upon  an  emergency  demanding  his  immediate  presence 
at  the  metropolis  of  the  Empire  State. 

I  will  ask  the  audience  to  give  their  attention  for  a 
moment  to  a  gentleman  who  stands  in  very  near  official 
relation  to  him  whom  we  now  commemorate ;  inasmuch 
as  Gen.  Warren,  about  the  time  of  his  death,  exercised 
the  civil  and  military  authority  of  the  popular  party 
which  eventually  established  the  Commonwealth  of 
Massachusetts.  There  is  another  singular  incident  in 
this  connection,  and  that  is,  that  Gen.  Warren  was  a 
young  man,  and  arrived  at  the  highest  distinction  at  an 
early  period  of  life ;  and  I  shall  now  have  the  happi- 
ness to  present  to  the  audience  His  Excellency  Gov- 
ernor Gardner,  who,  if  I  mistake  not,  has  arrived  at  that 
dignity  at  an  earlier  age  than  any  of  his  predecessors. 


GOV.  GARDNER'S  ADDRESS. 


MB.  PRESIDENT  —  LADIES  AND  GENTLEMEN, — 

Every  friend  of  American  nationality,  of  dem- 
ocratic self-government,  and  of  republican  freedom, 
rejoices  to  approach  this  sacred  spot,  and  to  do 
homage  to  the  memory  of  those  illustrious  patriots 
who  perilled  all,  even  life  itself,  for  the  establishment 
of  that  liberty  which  is  alike  our  boast  and  our 
safety,  and  in  laying  the  foundations  of  that  political 
structure,  which  has  already  become  powerful  and 
illustrious. 

If  Greece  has  her  Thermopylae,  and  Rome  her 
Zama  —  if  France  can  boast  of  Orleans,  and  England 
of  Runnymede  —  so  we,  with  patriotic  loyalty,  hail 
Bunker's  Hill  as  the  first  decisive  battle  field  of 
American  liberties. 

Unlike  Themistocles  or  Scipio,  the  hero  of  the 
battle  we  this  day  celebrate,  whose  name  shall 
endure  when  yonder  granite  shaft  has  crumbled  and 
perished,  died  not  in  exile  or  in  disgrace,  but  was 
privileged  to  seal  his  sincerity  and  his  devotion  to 

57 


58  GOV.  GARDNER'S  ADDRESS. 

her  cause,  by  offering  up  life  itself  on  this  hill-side, 
where  her  destiny  was  settled. 

And,  to-day,  this  mighty  multitude  has  assembled, 
women,  and  men,  the  statesman,  the  soldier,  the 
orator,  the  citizen,  those  placed  in  authority,  these 
various  benevolent  and  fraternal  associations,  all,  the 
old,  the  young,  of  every  calling  and  every  station, 
to  aid,  by  their  presence  and  their  sympathy,  in 
doing  honor  to  the  patriot  and  the  martyr,  by 
dedicating  the  statue  of  Gen.  Joseph  Warren. 

There  let  it  remain  in  its  simple  majesty,  while 
the  human  heart  beats  responsive  to  patriotic  im- 
pulses—  there  let  it  exist,  with  its  hallowed  reminis- 
cences, while  the  future  needs  the  lesson  of  the  past, 
and  the  history  of  an  united  confederacy,  at  the 
story  of  Bunker's  Hill,  is  not  closed  in  the  blood 
of  anarchy  or  the  disgrace  of  fratricidal  war. 

"Without  occupying  your  time,  sir,  I  am  proud  to 
be  able  to  introduce  to  this  audience  the  Chief 
Magistrate  of  one  of  our  New  England  States.  The 
duty  which  devolves  upon  me  is  an  agreeable  and 
pleasant  one ;  and  it  gives  me  great  pleasure  to 
announce  His  Excellency  Grov.  ELISHA  DYER,  of  the 
State  of  Rhode  Island. 


ADDRESS  OF  GOV.  DYEE. 


MAY  IT  PLEASE  YOUR  EXCELLENCY, 

We  have  come  here  to-day,  sir,  not  only  as 
citizens  of  Khode  Island,  but  as  citizens  of  our  glorious 
Republic,  to  pay  our  homage  to  the  Statue  of  the 
lamented  and  illustrious  Warren,  a  man  whose  deeds 
of  noble  daring  have  made  him  an  associate  in 
memory's  strongest  recollection  of  those  who  lived 
and  died  in  the  eventful  period  of  our  nation's  birth. 
Massachusetts  may  claim  him  as  her  own,  but  I 
protest  against  the  claim,  and  place  his  name  high 
upon  the  record  of  our  country's  noblest  sons. 
Rhode  Island,  too,  may  protest  against  it;  for  in 
sailing  down  the  waters  of  our  beautiful  Narragan- 
sett  we  can  show  you  Gaspee  Point,  where  the 
armed  British  schooner  of  that  name  grounded  in 
giving  chase  to  a  sloop  bound  from  New  York  to 
Providence,  on  the  9th  of  June,  1772.  On  that 
same  evening,  eight  boats,  filled  with  those  whose 
souls  were  bursting  with  liberty,  surrounded  the 
messenger  of  tyranny,  and,  after  taking  out  her 
crew,  offered  up  this  first  burning  sacrifice  on  the 


59 


60  ADDRESS   OF   GOV.   DYER. 

altar  of  our  country's  independence,  and  the  blood 
that  flowed  from  the  British  officer  wounded  on  that 
occasion  was  the  first  shed  in  our  Revolutionary 
struggle.  And  think  you,  sir,  that  there  were  no 
sympathetic  pulsations  in  the  breast  of  the  lamented 
Warren?  Were  they  not  proclaimed  on  the  17th 
of  June,  1775  ?  Sir,  we  knew  We  had  his  sympathy; 
we  knew  we  had  his  exultations ;  and  may  we  not 
ask  for  our  inheritance  in  the  whole-souled  man  who 
felt  them? 

But,  may  it  please  your  Excellency,  my  object  in 
rising  was  simply  to  respond  here,  when  the  roll  of 
states  should  be  called,  on  this  soul-stirring  occasion. 
And  having  done  that,  I  give  way  to  those  who  can 
better  honor  the  day  and  the  ceremonies  in  which 
we  participate. 

Gov.  GARDNER.  —  Mr.  President,  I  shall  complete 
my  duty  in  introducing  to  you  Gov.  ALEXANDER  H. 
HOLLEY,  of  the  sister  State  of  Connecticut. 


GOV.   HOLLEY'S   SPEECH. 


YOUR  EXCELLENCY,  MK.  PRESIDENT,  AND  FELLOW-CITI- 
ZENS,— 

Your  time  has  already  been  so  profitably  and 
so  agreeably  occupied,  and  so  many  hours  of  the  day 
have  been  consumed,  that  I  shall  not  be  justified  in 
detaining  you  but  for  a  single  moment. 

I  desire  only,  on  the  part  of  my  own  State  of  Con- 
necticut, whose  representative  I  have  the  honor  to 
be  on  this  occasion,  to  tender  to  the  gentlemen  of 
the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  to  the 
municipal  authorities  of  the  city  of  Charlestown,  and 
to  the  General  Assembly  of  your  State,  my  thanks 
and  the  acknowledgments  of  my  State,  for  the  cordial 
invitation  which  you  have  extended  to  her  to  be 
present  on  this  occasion. 

The  heart  of  Connecticut  beats  in  unison  with 
that  of  Massachusetts  on  the  occasion  of  the  inaugu- 
ration of  this  Statue,  as  it  did  on  the  17th  of  June, 
1775,  at  the  inauguration  of  the  American  Ee volu- 
tion. Connecticut  responds  cordially  to  every  senti- 
ment of  respect  and  veneration  which  has  been 
uttered  on  this  occasion  in  commemoration  of  the 

6  61 


62  GOV.  HOLLEY'S  SPEECH. 

event  which  it  is  designed  to  perpetuate,  and  in 
commemoration  of  the  names  of  those  whose  blood 
has  crimsoned  the  soil  upon  which  you  tread.  God 
grant  that  Massachusetts,  that  New  England,  that 
this  entire  Union  shall  forever  find  wills  as  stout,  and 
hearts  as  warm  and  patriotic  in  defence  of  all  our 
just  rights,  till  the  latest  generations. 


PRESIDENT  WARREN.  —  I  have  the  pleasure  of  pre- 
senting to  the  audience  one  who  bears  a  name 
endeared  to  those  living  upon  this  spot,  and  one  who 
is  himself  endeared  to  us  all.  I  present  to  you  the 
Hon.  ROBERT  C.  WINTHROP,  Vice  President  of  the 
Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association. 


MR.  WINTHROP'S   ADDRESS, 

Introducing  Hon.  John  M.  Mason. 

I  rise,  fellow-citizens,  at  the  call  of  the  President 
of  the  Day,  with  no  view  of  detaining  you  with  any 
poor  words  of  my  own,  but  only  to  prepare  the  way 
for  others  of  our  distinguished  guests,  whose  voices 
you  are  all  impatient  to  hear. 


MK.   WINTHKOP'S  ADDRESS.  63 

I  cannot  proceed,  however,  to  the  precise  duty 
which  has  been  assigned  me,  without  renewing  the 
expression  of  a  regret,  which  I  well  know  pervades 
this  whole  vast  multitude. 

Assembled  as  we  are  to  do  fresh  honor  to  the  first 
great  martyr  of  our  Revolutionary  struggle,  we  are 
not  unmindful  of  the  living  heroes  of  our  land.  And 
I  cannot  forget  that  my  first  privilege  was  to  have 
been  to  present  to  you,  as  the  pre-eminent  witness 
of  this  occasion,  that  veteran  hero  of  our  later 
history,  whose  just  renown  is  second  to  that  of  no 
living  captain  of  the  world,  and  of  whom  we  cannot 
but  gratefully  remember  at  this  hour,  that  we  owe  it 
to  the  protecting  providence  of  God,  and  not  to  any 
prudent  reserve  of  his  own,  that  he  was  not  long 
ago  himself  the  subject  of  a  monument  or  a  statue, 
instead  of  being  spared  to  command  the  armies  of 
our  country  in  peace,  and  to  lead  them  on  to  victory 
in  war.  Absent  from  the  holiday  festival,  he  has 
never  been  absent  from  the  post  of  duty,  or  from  the 
field  of  his  country's  glory. 

Worthily  succeeding  to  a  title,  which  has  never 
before  been  worn  under  the  laws  of  the  United 
States  since  Washington  bore  it  down  with  him  to 
his  grave,  his  presence  would  have  lent  a  distinction 
to  this  occasion  which  nothing  else  could  entirely 
supply.  Let  us  send  him  from  Bunker  Hill,  —  and 
let  us  charge  our  gallant  Chief  Marshal,  who  bears 


64  MR.    WINTHROP'S   ADDRESS. 

the  unmistakable  badge  of  honorable  service  under 
him,  with  the  communication  of  the  message,  —  let 
us  send  him  an  assurance  of  our  heartfelt  sympathy 
in  the  domestic  anxieties  and  sorrows  which  have 
kept  him  at  home,  and  of  our  cordial  wishes  that  his 
own  health  and  strength  may  long  be  spared  for  the 
honor  and  defence  of  his  native  land. 

And  now,  fellow-citizens,  I  turn  from  regrets  for 
the  absent  to  a  brief  word  of  welcome  to  the  present. 

We  are  accustomed  to  designate  our  own  beloved 
commonwealth  as  Old  Massachusetts,  and  I  am  one  of 
the  last  of  her  sons,  perhaps,  who  would  be  willing 
to  forget  how  far  back  we  may  really  date,  in  the 
history  of  this  Western  hemisphere.  But  we  do  not 
fail  to  remember  that  there  is  a  State  in  our  Union, 
which  dates  farther  back  than  either  the  landing  at 
Boston  or  at  Salem,  or  even  at  Plymouth  Rock,  and 
to  which  we  cheerfully  concede  the  rightful  distinc- 
tion which  belongs  to  an  acknowledged  priority  of 
settlement. 

We  are  accustomed,  too,  to  speak  of  Massachusetts 
as  having  furnished  men  for  her  own  service,  and  for 
the  service  of  the  whole  country,  of  no  inferior 
grade,  —  patriots  and  statesmen,  orators  and  scholars, 
heroes  and  martyrs,  of  whom  any  people  on  earth 
might  well  be  proud.  There  stands  one  of  them, 
brought  back  this  day  to  the  scenes  of  his  glorious 
death,  by  the  magic  finger  of  native  art!  And 


MR.    WINTHROP'S    ADDRESS.  65 

others,  equally  worthy,  will  in  due  time  be  grouped 
around  him. 

But  we  would  not  forget  that  there  is  a  State  in 
our  Union,  which  has  given  birth  to  one,  with  whom 
no  American  heart  admits  that  there  is  any  compari- 
son ;  —  a  State  of  which  it  may  be  said,  —  as,  indeed, 
it  has  been  said,  —  that  him,  whom  the  whole 
country  proudly,  gratefully,  affectionately  calls  its 
Father,  she  can  claim  as  her  Son ;  —  the  State  which 
held  the  cradle,  and  which  still  holds  the  grave,  of 
the  peerless,  transcendent  WASHINGTON  ;  —  of  that 
Washington,  whose  commission  as  Commander-in- 
Chief  of  the  American  Armies,  —  by  one  of  those 
striking  arid  beautiful  coincidences  which  seem  like 
the  very  footmarks  of  a  special  Providence  along  the 
whole  course  of  our  history,  —  was  signed  on  the 
very  day  which  we  are  now  commemorating ;  — 
signed,  not,  indeed,  within  hearing  or  within  sight  of 
Bunker  Hill,  but  signed,  as  an  historical  fact,  with 
the  roaring  artillery  of  this  raging  conflict  as  its 
stern  salutej  with  the  blazing  roofs  of  this  devoted 
town  as  its  awful  illumination,  and  with  the  death  of 
Warren  creating  at  the  instant  the  aching  void  in 
every  New  England  breast,  which  nothing  less  than 
a  Washington  could  fill. 

The  State  to  which  I  refer,  and  which  was  once 
entitled  by  the  people  of  Boston,  assembled  in 
Faneuil  Hall,  "  our  noble,  patriotic  sister-colony, 


66  SPEECH   OF   SENATOR   MASON. 

Virginia,"  is  represented  here  to-day  by  one  of  her 
distinguished  senators  in  Congress,  —  a  gentleman 
whom  I  have  known  personally  in  a  sphere  of  com- 
mon duty,  —  whose  name  is  associated,  in  more 
than  one  generation,  with  eminent  service  in  his 
native  state  and  in  the  national  councils,  and  whom 
I  take  pleasure  in  welcoming  here,  in  your  behalf, 
on  this,  his  first  visit  to  New  England. 

I  present  to  you,  fellow-citizens,  the  Honorable 
JAMES  MURRAY  MASON,  a  Senator  of  the  United  States 
from  the  Old  Dominion. 


SPEECH  OP   SENATOE  MASON. 


MR.  PRESIDENT,  AND  GENTLEMEN  OF  THE  BUNKER  HILL 
ASSOCIATION,  — 

Honored  by  your  gracious  invitation  to 
witness  this  grand  and  imposing  spectacle,  I  had 
thought  that  I  came  here  as  a  witness  only.  I  had 
not  thought  that  I  should  be  called  upon  to  become 
an  actor  in  the  scene.  I  am,  for  the  first  time, 
present  at  BUNKER  HILL,  and  in  the  presence  of  the 


SPEECH   OF   SENATOR   MASON.  67 

descendants  and  successors  of  that  gallant  and 
devoted  band  who  laid  down  their  lives  upon  this 
soil,  that  we  might  live  as  freemen.  They  have  left 
you,  my  countrymen,  a  heritage  that  has  been 
unknown  to  the  world  since  the  most  palmy  days 
of  Greece  and  Eome.  They  have  left  you  the 
heritage  of  an  immortal  name ;  and  more,  they  have 
left  you  the  heritage  of  their  example.  Who  were 
they  ?  The  country  people,  promiscuously  assembled, 
hardly  yet  in  disciplined  ranks,  with  arms  snatched 
in  a  hurry  at  home,  to  nieet  the  veterans  of  England, 
under  the  best  generals  of  the  age,  —  colonists  in 
arms  against  the  parent  state,  to  vindicate  on  Eng- 
lish soil,  the  constitutional  right  of  all  who  were 
British  born,  —  resistance  to  tyranny. 

And  that  gallant  man,  whom  you  in  honoring 
honor  yourselves, —  that  gallant  man,  who  was  the 
most  distinguished  victim  upon  that,  distinguished 
field,  —  could  he  have  returned  from  it,  —  although 
he  could  not  have  said,  as  his  Spartan  predecessor  at 
Thermopylae  did,  "  Go,  stranger,  and  tell  it  at  Lacse- 
demon  that  we  laid  down  our  lives  in  obedience  to 
the  laws  of  Sparta,"  because,  at  that  day,  my  coun- 
trymen, we  had  no  law ;  the  empire  of  British  rule 
had  ended ;  the  empire  of  American  rule  had  not 
begun ;  there  was  no  law  but  the  fixed,  indomitable 
purpose,  the  stern  and  iron  will,  and  the  ready  hand, 
—  although  he  could  not  have  used  the  Spartan 


68  SPEECH    OF   SENATOR   MASON, 

language,  he  might  have  said  to  Massachusetts : 
"  Tell  it  to  your  sons  in  Massachusetts,  tell  it  to  your 
sister  colonies,  and  let  it  be  handed  down  from  gen- 
eration to  generation,  that  here  upon  Bunker  Hill 
was  laid  the  corner  stone  of  American  independence, 
and  cemented  with  our  blood." 

My  countrymen,  you  have  been  well  and  beau- 
tifully told  by  the  justly  distinguished  gentleman 
who  is  the  orator  of  the  day,  that  at  Bunker  Hill, 
eighty-two  years  ago,  when  the  Revolution  was 
inaugurated,  the  rule  of  the  British  Empire  ceased 
upon  this  continent.  Other  battles  were  fought, 
other  sufferings  were  endured,  privations  that  would 
be  incredible  to  those  who  did  not  witness  them, 
were  sustained  without  a  murmur,  but  the  British 
rule  upon  this  continent  ended  on  this  hill  eighty- 
two  years  ago. 

I  have  said,  Mr.  President,  that  if  that  great  and 
gallant  man  could  have  returned  from  the  battle 
field,  and  told  Massachusetts  to  hand  down  the 
memory  of  that  day  from  generation  to  generation, 
posterity  would  have  found  his  request  fulfilled. 
Four  generations  have  passed  by;  we  are  here  in 
the  fifth  now.  I  shall  tell  it  in  old  Virginia,  when  I 
return  to  her  hallowed  land,  that  I  found  the  spirit 
of  Massachusetts  as  buoyant,  as  patriotic,  as  com- 
pletely filled  with  the  emotions  that  should  govern 
patriotism,  when  I  visited  Bunker  Hill,  as  it  was 


SPEECH    OF   SENATOR   MASON.  69 

, 

when  that  battle  was  fought.  I  am  authorized  to 
say  so ;  or,  why  this  most  inspiring  assemblage  ? 
why  that  interminable  procession,  of  which  I  formed, 
by  your  kind  invitation,  a  very  humble  part  ?  why 
those  streamers  from  every  house  and  from  every 
window  ?  and  why  was  all  the  beauty  of  your  beau- 
tiful city  there  assembled,  waving  their  handkerchiefs 
and  streaming  their  banners  of  welcome  to  the  com- 
memorators  of  this  great  day  ?  I  shall  feel  myself 
authorized  to  say  to  the  people  of  Virginia  that  the 
spirit  of  Bunker  Hill  yet  remains  at  Bunker  Hill. 

And  now,  my  countrymen,  something  was  said  by 
the  very  eloquent  and  honored  gentleman  who  rep- 
resents the  State  of  Connecticut,  in  deprecation  of 
that  dishonored  day  "which  should  witness  this  great 
confederation  broken  into  fragments.  I  sympathize 
with  him.  I  am  here  to-day  to  say  to  you,  people  of 
Massachusetts,  that  our  government  is  a  government 
whose  only  sanction  is  in  the  honor  and  in  the  good 
faith  of  the  States  of  this  Union,  and  to  proclaim 
that  so  long  as  there  are  honor  and  good  faith  in  the 
States,  and  in  the  people  of  the  States,  the  Union 
will  be  perpetuated. 

I  invoke  here  on  Bunker  Hill,  coming  from  my 
own  honored  State  in  the  far  South  —  I  invoke  you 
all,  to  require  of  those  who  represent  you,  that  they 
administer  the  government  as  it  was  formed  by  our 
fathers,  under  the  Constitution,  and  not  otherwise.  I 


70  MR.    WINTHROP'S   ADDRESS. 

would  ask  the  spirit  of  that  patriot,  who  has  departed 
from  us  —  if  he  can  look  down  again  upon  the  earth 
which  he  once  honored — to  inspire  you  all  with  that 
feeling  which  would  require  that  the  government 
should  be  administered  under  the  Constitution,  in 
honor  and  in  good  faith. 

Mr.  President,  I  thank  you  again,  and  the  Associa- 
tion of  which  you  are  the  worthy  head,  for  having 
given  me  the  opportunity  of  witnessing  this  great 
spectacle  on  Bunker  Hill,  and  enabling  me  to  take 
back  to  my  people,  as  I  shall  do,  the  assurance  that 
the  spirit  of  Bunker  Hill  yet  lives  in  Massachusetts. 


MR.   WINTHROP'S   ADDRESS, 

Introducing  Hon.  John  P.  Kennedy. 

I  come  before  you  once  more,  fellow-citizens,  and 
with  renewed  gratification,  to  announce  the  presence 
of  an  accomplished  gentleman,  whose  name  is  asso- 
ciated with  the  most  enviable  services  and  successes, 
both  in  the  republic  of  letters  and  that  of  laws, — 
and  who  represents  here  to-day  a  sister  State,  whose 
history  is  illustrated  not  only  by  the  virtues  of  its 


MR.   WINTHKOP'S   ADDRESS.  71 

earlier  Calverts,  and  its  later  Carroll  and  Chase  and 
William  Pinckney  and  William  Wirt,  but  by  the  valor 
of  its  Smiths  and  Smallwoods,  its  Howards,  its  Tilgh- 
mans,  and  its  Otho  Williams;  —  a  State  which, 
through  the  inspired  muse  of  one  of  its  still  more 
recent  sons,  has  contributed  the  "  Star-Spangled  Ban- 
ner "  to  our  national  lyrics,  and  which  has  furnished 
one  of  the  most  gallant  and  chivalrous  defenders  of 
that  banner  in  its  Stephen  Decatur. 

This  honored  State  of  Maryland,  I  rejoice  to  say,  is 
represented  on  this  occasion  by  a  gentleman  whose 
voice  has  often  been  eloquently  raised  in  our  national 
councils  —  whose  pen  has  admirably  portrayed,  in  a 
series  of  historical  novels,  some  of  the  most  stirring 
scenes  in  our  Southern  revolutionary  campaigns  — 
and  whose  distinguished  privilege  it  was,  as  Secretary 
of  the  Navy  of  the  United  States,  to  prepare  not 
only  the  instructions  under  which  the  memorable 
expedition  to  Japan  was  led  out  by  the  gallant  PERRY, 
but  those  instructions  also,  under  which  that  still 
more  memorable  expedition  to  the  Arctic  Seas  was 
conducted,  by  the  heroic  and  lamented  KANE  —  that 
youthful  martyr  in  the  cause  of  humanity  and  science, 
who  is  not  unworthy  to  be  remembered  here  to-day 
with  yonder  youthful  martyr  of  patriotism  and  lib- 
erty. 

I  present  to  you,  fellow-citizens,  my  valued  friend, 
the  Honorable  JOHN  PENDLETON  KENNEDY,  of  Baltimore. 


SPEECH   OF   MR.   KENNEDY. 


MR.  PRESIDENT,  AND  CITIZENS  OF  CHARLESTOWN  AND  Bos* 
TON,  — 

I  can  assure  my  friend,  the  Vice  President, 
who  has  done  me  the  honor  to  present  me,  that  it  did 
not  need  his  flattering  reference  to  the  service  ren~ 
dered  in  the  "War  of  Independence  by  the  State  in 
which  I  was  born,  and  in  which  I  have  ever  held  my 
residence,  nor  his  kind  notice  of  myself,  to  persuade 
me  to  make  a  public  acknowledgment  of  the  pro- 
found gratification  I  find  in  being  allowed  to  witness, 
under  so  many  circumstances  of  personal  advantage, 
the  interesting  ceremonies  of  this  day  in  this  place ; 
nor  to  assume  upon  myself  the  grateful  duty  of 
expressing,  on  behalf  of  the  State  of  Maryland,  the 
earnest  sympathy  of  her  people  in  the  glory  won  by 
Charlestown,  Boston  and  Massachusetts,  in  that 
momentous  conflict  on  this  Hill,  in  which  the  great 
libation  of  patriot  blood  was  offered,  to  consecrate 
the  first  irrevocable  and  decisive  action  by  which  this 
vast  republican  empire  was  destined  to  be  brought 
into  existence.  I  know  full  well,  how  fondly  and 


SPEECH   OF  MB.   KENNEDY.  73 

how  sensibly  every  man  and  woman  of  Maryland 
cherishes  the  traditions  of  their  fathers  touching  that 
conflict;  with  what  affectionate  appreciation  they 
hand  these  traditions  down  to  their  children;  how 
they  use  them  to  refresh  their  own  love  of  country, 
and  to  instil  into  the  youthful  hearts  of  the  rising 
generation,  at  their  own  firesides,  the  pure  element 
of  loyalty  to  our  national  freedom,  and  to  that  union 
of  the  States  by  which  it  is  to  be  preserved.  And  I 
know  also,  as  well,  that  in  every  narrative  of  that 
glorious  struggle,  the  first  and  most  prominent  inci- 
dent to  which  they  refer  is  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill, 
and  the  heroic  death  of  Warren.  With  such  a  train- 
ing of  the  heart  in  the  lesson  of  patriotism,  with  such 
an  enrichment  of  the  memory  with  the  history  of 
great  deeds,  how  could  it  be  otherwise  but  that  Mary- 
land should  look  with  the  sincerest  regard  and  most 
cordial  applause,  upon  the  pious  work  in  which  Mas- 
sachusetts is  this  day  engaged. 

I  wish,  Sir,  I  could  speak,  in  the  few  moments 
which  your  kindness  has  allotted  to  me  in  the  pro- 
ceedings of  this  occasion,  as  earnestly  and  as  forcibly 
as  I  feel,  my  own  high  estimate  of  the  generous  spirit 
in  which  your  State  and  city  have  acquitted  them- 
selves of  a  duty  which  this  whole  land  rejoices  to 
contemplate.  Much  more  do  I  wish  that  I  could,  in 
language  as  eloquent  as  the  sentiment  itselfj  convey 
to  the  minds  of  this  assemblage,  the  sympathy  of  the 


74  SPEECH   OF   MR.    KENNEDY. 

people  of  my  own  State  in  the  noble  tribute  you  are 
rendering  to  one  whom  Maryland  claims  as  the  friend 
and  asserter  of  her  share  in  the  common  heritage  of 
national  glory,  by  a  title  not  less  authentic  than  that 
which  you  make  on  your  own  behalf. 

Between  the  era  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker 
Hill  and  that  of  the  surrender  of  York  town,  lies 
a  long  space  of  national  trials,  filled  \vith  the  history 
of  a  people  laboring  in  the  birth-throes  of  a  grand 
empire.  It  is  a  history  of  privation,  endurance  and 
suffering,  made  illustrious  by  brave  contest  and  many 
brilliant  achievements.  No  actions  in  the  whole 
series  of  these  events  win  more  admiration  than  those 
two  which  mark  the  beginning  and  the  end. 

Sir,  in  many,  perhaps  in  the  more  notable  of  these 
conflicts,  Maryland  was  represented  by  her  sons  in 
the  field,  who  often  bore  her  banner,  on  "  the  perilous 
edge  of  battle,"  by  the  side  of  Massachusetts.  That 
they  were  not  by  her  side  on  the  17th  of  June,  1775, 
was  only  because  your  haste  outran  our  knowledge. 
If  you  had  given  us  timely  warning  of  what  you 
were  about,  we  should  have  placed  upon  the  muster- 
roll  of  Bunker  Hill  the  names  of  some  of  those  wor- 
thies my  friend  has  been  pleased  to  remember  to-day, 
—  Williams,  or  Smith,  or  Howard,  —  as  fit  comrades 
for  a  common  immortality  with  your  Warren,  Pres- 
cott  and  Putnam. 

The  friendship  cemented  in  those  days  of  trial  has 


SPEECH   OF   GOV.    KING.  75 

been  delivered  from  the  fathers  to  the  sons ;  and  it  is 
but  a  debt  of  honor  due  to  the  founders  of  our 
Kepublic,  that  the  men  of  the  present  should  show 
their  reverence  to  the  men  of  the  past,  by  a  sacred 
nurture  of  that  harmony  of  sentiment  which  pre- 
vailed in  the  beginning ;  and  by  a  united  homage  to 
those  great  principles  of  civil  liberty  and  constitu- 
tional right  which  the  elder  generation  cherished, 
and  which  it  was  their  persistent  endeavor  and  high- 
est wish  to  render  the  characteristic  and  permanent 
distinction  of  the  American  people  in  all  time  to 
come. 

I  trust  that  Maryland  and  Massachusetts  may  ever 
be  found  true  to  that  grand  and  beneficent  aspira- 
tion of  our  common  forefathers. 


SPEECH   OF   GOV.    KING. 


[Before  reaching  the  Pavilion,  on  Bunker  Hill,  Gov.  KING,  of 
New  York,  received  a  despatch  which,  in  his  judgment,  required 
his  presence  in  the  city  of  New  York  ;  and  he  accordingly,  much 
to  the  regret  of  all  present,  left  his  place  in  the  procession  and 
departed  in  the  three  o'clock  train.  He  has  kindly  furnished  the 
following  sketch  of  the  remarks  he  would  have  made,  had  he  been 
present  in  the  Pavilion  :] 

I  thank  you  for  the  opportunity  of  being  present 

7* 


76  SPEECH    OF   GOV.    KING. 

at  this  memorable  celebration.  I  thank  you,  as  the 
chief  magistrate  of  New  York,  for  the  kind  refer- 
ence you  have  been  pleased  to  make  to  her  and 
her  institutions.  And  I  thank  you  for  being  invited 
to  this  great  ceremony,  where  full-grown  nations 
have  come  together,  to  do  honor  to  the  memory  and 
services  of  the  fathers,  who,  in  the  early  days  of 
struggle  and  peril,  stood  forth  to  assert  and  vindicate 
the  rights  of  freemen,  and  proved  their  devotedness, 
by  pouring  out  here,  on  this  spot,  their  life's  blood, 
as  a  ransom  at  once,  and  an  example,  for  genera- 
tions yet  unborn.  That  blood  has  indeed  borne 
fruit  —  the  soil  which  it  fertilized  and  consecrated 
has  been  gathered  up,  so  to  speak,  by  particles, 
and  scattered  broad-cast  over  the  wide  extent  of 
this  Imperial  Eepublic,  until  everywhere,  from  the 
Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  from  the  iron  bound  coast  of 
Labrador  to  the  glowing  waters  of  the  Kio  Grande, 
the  name  and  the  fame,  the  influence  and  the  prin- 
ciples of  Bunker  Hill,  and  of  its  brave  martyr 
Warren,  are  as  household  words  to  stimulate  to  the 
love  of  freedom  and  love  of  country,  of  our  whole 
country,  the  thrice  ten  millions  whom  we  are  proud 
to  call  friends,  brothers,  countrymen.  It  is  good 
for  us  all  to  be  here ;  good  for  the  aged,  as  renew- 
ing upon  a  common  altar  the  pledges  of  earlier 
days;  for  the  young,  as  associating  them  at  the 
outset  of  their  career  with  the  memories  of  the 


SPEECH   OF   GOV.    KING.  77 

men  and  days  that  cannot  die  —  so  long  as  their 
descendants  shall  be  true  as  now  to  their  memories, 
and  to  the  duties  and  the  responsibilities  which 
they  impose. 

It  is  sometimes  uttered  as  a  Reproach,  or  a  misfor- 
tune to  us  as  a  people,  that  we  have  no  past,  and 
live  only  in  the  future.  This  day's  gathering  testi- 
fies how  unfounded  such  an  assertion  is,  for  here 
posterity  is  assembled  to  honor  the  past :  no  mythi- 
cal, no  uncertain,  no  fabulous  past,  but  actualities, 
real  events,  and  very  real  men,  and  ever-living  prin- 
ciples. Separated  from  that  interval  by  no  doubt- 
ful eras  and  misty  distances,  we  know  whereof  we 
are  proud.  When  we  affirm  that  the  men  who  on 
the  17th  of  June,  1775,  stood  shoulder  to  shoulder 
on  Bunker  Hill,  and  with  unequal  arms,  and  un- 
trained as  soldiers,  but  with  firm  resolves,  resisted 
the  assault  of  a  well  appointed  and  disciplined 
army,  led  by  chiefs  of  renown,  were  our  own  glo- 
rious fathers,  and  that  what  they  did  they  did  in  no 
vulgar  spirit  of  rapacious  conquest,  or  in  the  impa- 
tient spirit  of  just  and  lawful  rule,  but  as  men,  born 
to  the  inheritance  of  freedom,  and  when  that  was 
threatened,  resolved  to  maintain  it  with  their  lives. 
We  know  that  the  gallant  Warren,  though  commis- 
sioned as  a  Major  General,  rushed  to  the  field  as  a 
volunteer,  claiming  no  command,  but  seeking  to 
share  the  common  duty  with  the  common  danger ; 


78  SPEECH    OF    GOV.    KING. 

and  when  we  say  of  him,  that  he  was  the  model  of 
the  true  citizen  soldier,  we  can  appeal  with  confi- 
dence to  admitted  and  well-established  facts.  He 
fell  gloriously,  on  the  field  of  battle,  but  he  did  not 
fall  before  he  had  seen  enough  to  assure  his  gener- 
ous spirit  that  the  men  for  whom  he  died  were  not 
unworthy  of  him,  and  that  the  cause  which  he 
loved  better  than  life  could  not  fail. 


CONCLUDING  REMARKS. 

THE  exercises  in  the  pavilion  were  listened  to  by  one 
of  the  largest  audiences  ever  assembled  in  this  vicinity, 
and  such  were  the  arrangements  for  the  accommodation 
of  the  whole  body  of  the  procession  and  those  who 
were  admitted  to  the  grounds,  that  all  had  an  opportu- 
nity to  hear  the  addresses  of  the  several  speakers  and 
witness  the  ceremonies  of  the  occasion.  The  ancient 
and  accustomed  rites  of  the  GRAND  LODGE,  which  fol- 
lowed the  address  of  the  Grand  Master,  were  both 
interesting  and  impressive  ;  and  the  pouring  out  of  the 
corn,  wine  and  oil,  accompanied  by  the  eloquent  lan- 
guage of  the  ritual, — "May  the  Great  Ruler  of  the 
Universe  preserve  the  Union  of  the  United  States,  and 
may  it  be  a  bond  of  Friendship  and  Brotherly  Love 
that  shall  endure  through  all  time," — had  a  meaning 
which  was  readily  comprehended  by  the  audience. 

The  Music  by  the  GEEMANIA  BAND,  and  the  Singing 
by  the  HANDEL  AND  HADYN  SOCIETY, — about  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  members  being  present, — added  much  to 
the  interest  and  patriotic  inspirations  of  the  occasion. 

At  the  conclusion  of  Mr.  KENNEDY'S  remarks,  calls 
were  made  by  the  audience  for  other  gentlemen  pre- 
sent among  the  invited  guests  ;  but  as  it  was  then  a 


79 


80  CONCLUDING     REMARKS. 

late  hour,  the  PRESIDENT  said,  in  order  that  the  distin- 
guished strangers  present  by  the  invitation  of  the  Mon- 
ument Association,  might  accept  the  hospitality  which 
the  CITY  OF  CHARLESTOWN  had  tendered  to  them,  he 
thought  all  would  agree  that  the  proceedings  in  the 
pavilion  should  then  terminate. 

Mr.  Warren  thanked  the  audience  for  the  orderly 
and  attentive  manner  in  which  they  had  listened  to  the 
proceedings,  which,  he  thought,  under  the  circumstan- 
ces of  delay  and  fatigue  which  had  been  unavoidable, 
would  have  done  honor  to  any  community;  and  in 
conclusion  he  said  that  after  the  singing  of  a  National 
Anthem,  HAIL  COLUMBIA,  the  exercises  here  would  ter- 
minate with  the  Benediction  by  Rev.  Dr.  WALKER. 

These  suggestions  were  acquiesced  in,  and  the 
Singing  and  Benediction  over,  this  great  assemblage 
dispersed.  And  thus  ended  the  formal  ceremonies  of 
inauguration  in  the  pavilion. 

The  Pavilion,  under  which  these  exercises  were 
held,  was  probably  the  largest  ever  erected  in  this 
Commonwealth,  covering  nearly  one  half  the  square 
around  the  Monument.  It  was  three  hundred  feet  in 
length,  and  one  hundred  and  ten  in  width  ;  forty-two 
in  height  at  the  centre,  and  thirty -two  feet  at  the  ex- 
tremities. Benches,  fronting  towards  the  centre  and 
neatly  covered  with  cotton  cloth,  were  arranged  for 


CONCLUDING    REMARKS.  81 

seating  seven  thousand  persons,  and  there  was  standing- 
room  for  three  thousand  more. 

On  the  south  side  of  the  square,  resting  against  High 
street,  a  spacious  platform  was  erected  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  the  Officers  of  the  Association,  the  Speakers, 
official  personages,  and  many  distinguished  gentlemen 
from  various  States  of  the  Union.     In  front  of  this  plat- 
form was  an  open  space,  and  in  fall  view,  on  the  oppo- 
site side  of  the  pavilion,  a  canopy  formed  of  national 
flags,  twenty  feet  square  and  twenty  feet  high,  enclos- 
ing the  Statue  of  Warren, — which  when  the  procession 
entered,  was  thus  screened  from  view.     On  both  sides 
and  in  front  of  the  Statue  a  platform  was  extended  for 
the  accommodation  of  the  Grand  Lodge  for  the  per- 
formance of  their  ceremonies,  the  Handel  and  Haydn 
Society  and  the  Gerraania  Band.    Exteriorly  the  pa- 
vilion presented  a  gay  and  beautiful  appearance,  being 
light  and  airy,  with  American  flags  waving  from  differ- 
ent points  along  its  whole  length.     The  main  entrances 
to  the  monument  square,   on  either  side,  were  orna- 
mented with  arches  formed  with  flags  and  surmounted 
with  the  spread  eagle.     One  of  these  arches  bore  the 
sentence  "WELCOME  TO  BUNKER  HILL,"  with  the  names 
of  many  of  the    revolutionary  battle-fields  inscribed 
upon  the  columns.       On  the  other  arch  were  the  em- 
phatic words  "OuR  WHOLE  COUNTRY,"  and  the  names 
of  other  of  our  national  battle-fields. 
11 


82  CONCLUDING    REMARKS. 

The  care  of  the  pavilion,  the  seating  of  the  immense 
audience,  and  the  preservation  of  order  inside,  were 
entrusted  to  JAMES  LAWRENCE,  Esq.,  one  of  the  Aids  of 
the  Grand  Marshal,  and  twenty-five  Assistant  Marshals, 
as  follows : 

Henry  A.  Pierce,  Leverett  Saltonstall, 

Charles  A.  Babcock,  Charles  W.  Pierce, 

Augustus  Lowell,  Thomas  J.  Lee, 

Franklin  W.  Smith,  Henry  T.  Deland, 

W.  B.  S.   Gay,  J.  Theodore  Heard, 

Charles  0.  G-age,  Charles  F.  Blake, 

Patrick  T.  Jackson,  Thomas  H.  Perkins, 

Charles  B.  Fuller,  Theodore  Frothingham, 

Harrison  Ritchie,  William  G.  Wheildon, 

Robert  C.  Winthrop,  Jr.,  Ira  Chase,  Jr., 

J.  D.  W.  Joy,  Lucius  H.   Warren, 

Frederic  Hobbs,  Benjamin  Hurd, 
Duncan  Bradford. 

It  is  just  and  proper  to  say  that  to  the  energy  and 
promptitude  of  these  gentlemen,  under  somewhat  try- 
ing circumstances,  is  due  that  degree  of  order  and 
propriety  which  marked  the  occasion.  It  is  equally 
proper,  in  this  manner  rather  than  in  the  form  of  an 
official  vote  on  the  part  of  the  Monument  Association, 
to  express  their  thanks  to  the  Independent  Corps  of 
Cadets,  Col.  THOMAS  C.  AMORY,  commanding,  present 
as  the  body  guard  of  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  for 
the  needful  and  efficient  services  rendered  by  them  in 
preserving  order  on  the  grounds  generally  and  around 
the  pavilion  in  particular. 


CELEBRATION,   PROCESSION,   &c. 


NOTE. 

In  preparing  the  following  account  of  the  celebration  of  the  day  by 
the  Monument  Association,  the  arrival  of  the  various  companies  and 
associations,  reception  of  the  guests,  formation  of  the  procession, 
route  and  decorations,  we  have  been  compelled  to  rely  largely  upon 
the  newspaper  reports.  Errors  and  repetitions,  and  perhaps  omis- 
sions, to  some  extent,  will  be  very  likely  to  occur,  notwithstanding 
our  efforts  to  avoid  them. 


CELEBRATION,  PROCESSION,  fcc, 


The  Celebration  of  the  Eighty-second  Anniversary  of  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of 
Gen.  JOSEPH  WARREN,  by  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Associa- 
tion, took  place  in  the  two  cities  of  Boston  and  Charlestown, 
on  Wednesday,  17th  June,  1857.  At  early  sunrise,  the 
two  cities  were  astir  with  the  inhabitants  who  turned  out 
to  welcome  the  arriving  guests,  and  with  strangers  who 
came  into  town  by  every  available  means  of  conveyance. 
The  morning  was  threatening,  and  it  was  feared  that  the 
ceremonies  would  be  interrupted  by  rain,  but  the  clouds  and 
cool  breeze  served  to  make  the  day  very  comfortable  to  those 
who  formed  the  procession,  and  to  the  thousands  of  spec- 
tators. 

The  first  arrival  of  ah  organized  body  was  that  of  the 
SEVENTH  REGIMENT,  New  York  National  Guard,  who  reached 
the  station  of  the  Boston  and  Providence  Railroad  at  about 
seven  o'clock.  They  were  met  by  the  National  Lancers,  Capt. 
DEARBORN,  and  were  escorted  to  their  quarters  at  the  Revere 
House,  where  the  whole  regiment  partook  of  breakfast.  A 
complimentary  salute  of  eleven  guns  was  given  them  on 
their  arrival  by  a  detachment  of  the  Light  Artillery,  Capt. 
MOSES  G.  COBB. 


86  CELEBRATION,   PROCESSION,   ETC. 

The  regiment  consists  of  eight  companies  and  a  corps 
of  engineers.  The  Colonel  and  his  numerous  staff  were 
mounted  on  horseback.  The  appearance  of  this  fine  body  of 
citizen  soldiery,  as  they  marched  along  in  solid  phalanx,  attract- 
ed much  attention.  They  turned  out  five  hundred  and  sixty 
strong,  in  a  neat  grey  uniform,  and,  by  their  precision  of 
drill  and  fine  military  bearing,  excited  remarks  of  high 
commendation  from  the  delighted  thousands  who  were  fa- 
vored with  an  opportunity  of  witnessing  them.  The  princi- 
pal regimental  officers  were  as  follows  :  —  Col.  A.  DURYEA, 
Lieut.  Col.  M.  LEFFERTS,  Major  CRAWFORD,  Adj.  POND. 

The  regiment  was  accompanied  by  the  famous  NATIONAL 
GUARD  BAND,  forty  in  number,  with  a  drum  corps  of  nine- 
teen ;  the  whole  led  by  Messrs.  NOLL  and  RIETZEL,  with  Mr. 
KIEFER  as  drum-major. 

After  the  demands  of  the  appetite  were  satisfied  by  the 
good  things  which  the  well-supplied  larder  of  the  Revere 
House  afforded,  the  regiment  were  off  duty  for  about  two 
hours,  which  time  gave  them  an  opportunity  of  greeting 
friends  and  acquaintances,  and  viewing  the  preparations  for 
the  celebration.  At  about  half-past  ten,  the  ranks  were 
again  formed,  and,  after  a  dress-parade  in  Bowdoin  Square, 
they  marched  to  the  State  House  to  join  the  procession. 

The  NEW  YORK  BUNKER  HILL  ASSOCIATION,  composed 
of  delegates  from  different  Chapteri  of  the  Order  of  United 
Americans,  Mr.  CHARLES  E.  GILDERSLEEVE,  President,  and 
Mr.  OLIVER  GREEN,  Marshal,  arrived  at  the  Worcester  Rail- 
road station,  at  about  eight  o'clock.  They  were  accompanied 
by  VANNEMACHER'S  BAND,  a  fine  corps  of  musicians,  eighteen 
in  number,  led  by  Mr.  GEORGE  VANNEMACHER.  The  Asso- 
ciation had  a  beautiful  blue  silk  banner,  mounted  upon  a 
frame-work,  drawn  upon  wheels,  which  was  embellished 
with  a  painting  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  Above  the 


CELEBRATION,   PROCESSION,   ETC.  87 

painting  were  the  initials  "  O.  U.  A.,"  and  "  BUNKER  HILL 

ASSOCIATION  OF  NEW  YORK,"  in  gold  letters,  and  beneath 
it  the  motto  — "  They  fought  for  Freedom  and  the  Rights 
of  Man"  The  reverse  of  the  flag  contained  a  painting  of 
two  figures,  representing  Liberty  and  Justice  leaning  upon 
a  shield,  in  the  centre  of  which  was  a  representation  of  the 
Bunker  Hill  Monument.  The  painting  was  surmounted  by 
a  scroll,  upon  which  were  the  words  —  "Liberty,  a  trust  to  be 
transmitted  to  Posterity,"  *  and  beneath  it  the  date  of  the 
organization  of  the  Association,  May  4,  1849. 

The  SECOND  REGIMENT  of  the  Massachusetts  Volunteer 
Militia  was  in  attendance  at  the  same  station  to  receive  the 
Washington  Greys  of  New  York.  A  message,  however, 
was  received  to  the  effect  that  they  had  been  detained  in 
New  York,  by  the  riot,  but  would  arrive  at  five  o'clock,  P.  M. 
[The  Greys  were  received  at  five  o'clock  and  were  escorted  to 
their  quarters  at  the  American  House,  but  of  course  took  no 
part  in  the  celebration.] 

Most  of  the  out  of  town  companies  which  took  part  in  the 
celebration  arrived  at  an  early  hour  in  the  morning.  The 
Woburn  Mechanic  Phalanx,  Capt.  WINN,  left  Woburn  in 
an  extra  train  and  were  received  at  the  depot  near  East 
Cambridge  by  the  Charlestown  City  Guard.  The  Phalanx 
were  escorted  to  the  armory  of  the  City  Guard  where 
they  partook  of  a  collation.  They  were  also  entertained  by 
the  City  Guard  during  the  remainder  of  the  day. 

The  Watson  Light  Guard,  of  Lowell,  were  also  received 
and  entertained  by  the  Charlestown  City  Guard.  They  were 
met  by  the  City  Guard  at  the  East  Cambridge  station. 

The  Lawrence  Cadets,  of  Lowell,  arrived  at  the  depot  in 
Boston,  at  about  eight  o'clock,  accompanied  by  the  Lowell 

*  The  motto  on  the  Seal  of  the  City  of  Charlestown. 


88  CELEBRATION,   PROCESSION,   ETC. 

Brass  Band.  After  marching  through  various  streets  they 
proceeded  to  Charlestown.  The  Band  paraded  with  the 
First  Regiment  during  the  remainder  of  the  day. 

The  Concord  Artillery  were  the  guests  of  the  Charles- 
town  Artillery.  They  were  met  at  the  Fitchburg  depot,  in 
Charlestown,  by  the  Charlestown  Artillery  and  the  Portland 
Mechanic  Blues,  and  escorted  to  the  Artillery  Armory,  where 
a  collation  was  served.  The  Blues  were  also  entertained  by 
the  Charlestown  Artillery. 

The  seven  companies  above  named,  viz  :  The  two  Charles- 
town  companies,  the  two  Lowell  companies,  the  Wobum 
Mechanic  Phalanx,  Concord  Artillery,  and  Portland  Blues, 
formed  in  Monument  Square  at  about  half-past  nine  o'clock, 
and  were  conducted  through  the  pavilion.  They  were  thus 
enabled  to  obtain  a  fine  view  of  the  Statue.  Shortly  before 
ten  o'clock  they  took  up  their  line  of  march  for  Boston. 

The  Manchester  City  Guard  were  escorted  from  South 
Boston  to  the  State  House  by  the  Pulaski  Guard. 

The  Providence  Light  Infantry,  commanded  by  Col.  WIL- 
LIAM BROWN,  reached  Boston  at  about  nine  o'clock,  ac- 
companied by  GREEN'S  American  Brass  Band.  They  came 
in  an  extra  train  from  Providence,  and  after  escorting  Gov. 
DYER,  of  Rhode  Island,  from  the  depot  to  the  State  House, 
took  their  place  in  the  procession.  This  is  one  of  the  best 
companies  in  New  England,  and  during  their  march  through 
the  streets  they  attracted  much  attention.  The  music  of  the 
band  was  also  much  admired. 

The  Chelsea  Light  Infantry  escorted  the  City  Council  of 
that  city  to  Boston  in  the  morning  and  then  joined  in  the 
procession. 

About  ten  o'clock,  the  Divisionary  Corps  of  Independent 
Cadets,  Lieut.  Col.  THOMAS  C.  AMORY,  commanding,  arrived 
at  the  Revere  House  from  the  State  House,  (where  they  had 
reported  themselves  to  the  Commander-in-Chief,)  for  the 


CELEBRATION,   PROCESSION,  ETC.  89 

purpose  of  escorting  the  distinguished  guests  to  the  State 
House.  The  Cadets  appeared  in  their  grey  overcoats,  and 
numbered  ninety-three  guns,  making  a  very  fine  display. 
They  were  preceded  by  the  North  Bridgewater  Brass  Band. 
After  a  short  delay  in  Bowdoin  Square,  which  gave  to  large 
numbers  of  citizens  and  strangers  a  fine  opportunity  of  ad- 
miring their  excellent  appearance,  they  resumed  their  march, 
with  the  distinguished  guests  and  the  Legislative  Committee 
under  escort.  They  arrived  at  the  State  House  at  half-past 
ten.  The  guests  were  received  at  the  gate  by  the  Sergeant- 
at-Arms,  BENJAMIN  STEVENS,  Esq.,  and  were  ushered  to  the 
Council  Chamber.  They  were  then  introduced  to  Governor 
GARDNER,  by  Hon.  CHARLES  "W.  UPHAM,  President  of  the 
Senate  and  Chairman  of  the  Legislative  Committee.  Among 
them  were  Gov.  JOHN  A.  KING,  and  Suite,  of  New  York  ; 
Gov.  ELISHA  DYER,  and  Staff,  of  Rhode  Island ;  Gov.  ALEX- 
ANDER H.  HOLLEY,  of  Connecticut ;  and  Hon.  W.  W.  HOPPIN, 
late  Governor  of  Rhode  Island.  Senator  MASON,  of  Vir- 
ginia, accompanied  by  Hon.  G.  F.  HAYNES,  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Senate,  also  made  a  visit  to  the  State  House,  and 
passed  through  the  various  departments. 

Senator  FOSTER,  of  Connecticut,  and  many  other  distin- 
guished citizens  from  other  States  were  accompanied  to  the 
State  House  by  different  members  of  the  Committee.  A 
number  of  our  own  distinguished  citizens  were  also  present, 
among  whom  were  President  WALKER  of  Harvard  College, 
Hon.  CHARLES  A.  PHELPS,  Senator  WILSON,  Hon.  NATHAN 
APPLETON,  J.  W.  PAIGE,  and  Representatives  in  Congress. 
President  WARREN,  Hon.  R.  C.  W^INTHROP,  FREDERIC  W. 
LINCOLN,  Jr.,  WM.  W.  WHEILDON,  and  other  members  of  the 
Committee  of  Arrangements  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument 
Association,  were  also  present  to  receive  the  guests.  Ample 
provision  was  made  by  the  Legislative  Committee  of  Recep- 
tion for  the  refreshment  of  the  guests  in  the  ante-room  of 

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90 


CELEBRATION,   PROCESSION,   ETC. 


the  Council  Chamber,  while  they  were  waiting  for  the  mili- 
tary escort.  There  were  no  formal  ceremonies  at  this  place, 
the  guests,  after  their  introduction,  engaging  in  social  con- 
versation until  it  was  time  for  them  to  take  their  appro- 
priate places  in  the  procession. 

Soon  after  half-past  eleven  o'clock  the  Procession  took  up 
its  circuitous  line  of  march  to  Charlestown.  The  Grand 
Marshal  of  the  day  was  Col.  THOMAS  ASPINWALL,  of  Brook- 
line,  with  the  following  aids  and  assistants :  — 


AIDS. 

Gen.  JOHN  S.  TYLER. 
Col.  F.  W.  LINCOLN. 
Col.  THOMAS  E.  CHICK.ERING. 
JAMES  LAWRENCE,  Esq. 


Major  LEWIS  W.  TAPPAN. 
Col.  JOHN  C.  BOYD. 
Col.  N. -A.  THOMPSON. 


ASSISTANTS. 


Major  C.  H.  APPLETOX. 
Major  JOSEPH  L.  HENSHAW. 
Hon.  WILLIAM  ASPINWALL. 
Dr.  E.  G.  TUCKER. 
EDMUND  BOYNTON. 
JOSEPH  H.  SAWYER. 
GEORGE  E.  LINCOLN. 
Capt.  ROBERT  HOOPER,  Jr. 
N.  W.  COFFIN. 
JOHN  W.  CHANDLER. 


IVES  G.  BATES. 

OTIS   KlMBALL. 

E.  WEBSTER  PIKE. 
GEORGE  H.  CHAPMAN. 
CHARLES  A.  BARKER. 
J.  HASKELL  LONG. 
GEORGE  A.  BACHELDER. 
CHARLES  THOMPSON,  Jr. 
Hon.  FREDERIC  O.  PRINCE. 
GEORGE  GREIG. 


THE    PROCESSION, 


Preceding  the  ESCORT  was  a  body  of  mounted  Police,  headed 
by  Deputy  Chief  HAM. 

MILITARY    ESCORT. 

Advanced  Guard — A  detachment  of  Light  Dragoons,  (National 
Lancers,)  commanded  by  Sergeant  A.  H.  STEVENS,  Jr. 


Aid 
Lt.  Col. 

DABBACOTT, 


L»E.5   Co1'  CHARLES  B.  ROGERS,    ?  Capt.TtL  o. 
ACOTT.       /  Commanding  Escort.  \          BABBI. 


FIRST  BRIGADE  OF  ESCORT. 

Col.  A.  DURYEE,  commanding. 

Aid — Major  F.  A.  HEATH. 

First  Regiment. 

Commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  George  A.  Meacham,  and  Staff,  of 
Fifth  Infantry,  consisting  of  four  companies,  invited  by  the  City  of 
Charlestown,  to  which  were  attached  the  five  other  companies 
named,  preceded  by  Gilmore's  Salem  Brass  Band,  viz :  — 

Charlestown  City  Guard,  Capt.  TVm.  W.  Pierce,  seventy-five 
muskets. 

Bay  State  Band. 

Woburn  Mechanic  Phalanx,  Capt.  T.  Winn,  fifty  muskets. 


92  •  THE  PROCESSION. 

Concord  Artillery,  Capt.  Richard  Barrett,  forty-'four  muskets. 

Portland  Brass  Band. 
Charlestown  Artillery,  Capt.  Richard  Lakeman,  seventy  muskets. 

Portland  Mechanic  Rifles,  Capt.  T.  A.  Roberts,  fifty  muskets  and 
color  guard. 

Watson  Light  Guard,  of  Lowell,  Capt.  Blood,  forty  muskets. 
Lawrence  Guard,  of  Lowell,  Capt.  Sawtell,  forty-two  muskets. 
Chelsea  Light  Infantry,  Capt.  Fellows,  forty  muskets. 
Stark  Guard,  of  Manchester,  N.  H.,  Capt.  Potter. 

Second  Regiment. 

SEVENTH  REGIMENT  of  New  York,  (National  Guard,)  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Col.  M.  Lefferts,  with  the  following  Staff:  — 

Major  Crawford,  Adj.  Pond,  Quartermaster  A.  Kemp,  Chaplain 
Brainard,  Surgeons  Cheesman  and  Cameron,  Paymaster  Carpenter, 
Assistant  Paymaster  Howland,  Commissary  W.  Patten,  Assistant 
Quartermaster  Winchester. 

Engineer  Corps,  Sergeant  Drake  and  fifteen  men. 

The  Non-Commissioned  Staff,  ten  men. 

COMPANIES,  (National  Guard,)  preceded  by  the  National  Guard 
Band,  numbering  fifty-six  pieces. 

First  Company,  Capt.  William  P.  Bensell,  Lieuts.  L.  Harway 
and  S.  Schenck,  fifty  men. 

Second  Company,  Capt.  Alexander  Shaler,  Lieuts.  James  Harri- 
son and  J.  H.  Liebenau,  sixty-five  men. 

Third  Company,  Capt.  Price,  Lieuts.  Wickerstead  and  Turnbull, 
seventy-five  men. 

Fourth  Company,  Capt.  W.  A.  Riblet,  Lieuts.  W.  R.  Harrison 
and  John  H.  Quackenbush,  forty-five  men. 

Fifth  Company,  Capt.  W.  A.  Speaight,  Lieuts.  F.  Millard  and  J. 
McGregor,  forty-five  men. 

Sixth  Company,  Capt.  Nevers,  Lieuts.  Vermilye  and  Mcllvaine* 
sixty-five  men. 


THE   PROCESSION;  93 

Seventh  Company,  Capt.  J.  Monroe,  Lieut.  Williams,  fifty-five 
men. 

Eighth  Company,  Capt.  H.  G.  Shumway,  Lieuts.  G.  W.  Smith 
and  C.  "W.  Sy,  eighty  men. 

American  Brass  Band. 

Providence  Light  Infantry,  Col.  William  Brown,  commanding, 

eighty  muskets. 


SECOND  BRIGADE  OF   ESCORT. 
FIRST  BRIGADE,  M.  V.  M.,  Col.  W.  W.  Bullock,  commanding. 

First  Regiment. 

Col.  Robert  I.  Burbank,  commanding. 

Lowell  Brass  Band. 

Company  A,  Boston  Light  Infantry,  Capt.  Charles  0.  Rogers, 
forty  muskets. 

Company  B,  New  England  Guards,  Capt.  George  T;  Lyman> 
thirty-two  muskets. 

Company  C,  Pulaski  Guards,  Capt.  J.  Jenkins,  thirty  muskets. 

Company  E,  Boston  City  Guard,  Capt.  Isaac  F.  Shepard,  thirty- 
nine  muskets. 

Company  F,  Independent    Boston   Fusileers,   Capt.   Henry  A. 
Snow,  forty-eight  muskets. 

Company  G,  Washington  Light  Infantry,  Capt.  George  Clark,  Jr., 
thirty-five  muskets. 

Company  H,  Mechanic  Infantry,  Capt.  George  West,  thirty-nine 
muskets. 

Second  Regiment. 

Lieut.  Col.  T.  L.  D.  Perkins,  commanding. 
Boston  Cornet  Band. 
Company  A,  Boston  Phalanx,  Capt.  Russ,  forty  muskets. 


94  THE   PROCESSION. 


Company  B,  Union  Guards,  Capt.  Brown,  forty-three  muskets 
and  color  guard. 

Company  C,  Washington  Guards,  Capt.  J.  N.  Pennock,  forty- 
six  muskets. 

Company  D,  Roxbury  Artillery,  Lieut.  Sutherland,  commanding, 
forty-five  muskets. 

Company  E,  Lafayette  Guard,  Capt.  P.  D.  Tripp,  forty  muskets. 

Company  F,  National  Guard,  Capt.  Harlow,  forty-five  muskets. 

Company  of  Light  Artillery,  Major  Moses  G.  Cobb,  commanding, 
with  six  pieces  and  eighty-five  men.  Officers  of  the  Providence 
Marine  Corps,  eleven  in  number,  as  guests. 

Draper  and  Smith's  Band,  mounted. 

Company  A,  First  Battalion  Light  Dragoons,  (National  Lancers,) 
Capt.  Dearborn,  one  hundred  and  fifteen  men. 


CIVIC    CORTEGE. 

Aids.  C  -\  Aids. 

Col.  LINCOLN.        J    Col.  THOMAS  ASPINWALL,    f  Gen.  TYLER. 

Maj.  TAPPAN.         J  Grand  Marshal.  (  Col.  THOMPSON. 

Col.  CHICKEBXNG.   V.  J  Col.  BOYD. 


FIRST    DIVISION. 

ASSISTANT    MARSHALS. 

Left  Flank.  Right  Flank. 

OTIS  KIMBALL-  Jos.  L.  HENSHAW. 

WM.  AsrarwALL.  GEORGE  GREIG. 

E.  W.  PIKE.  CHAS.  THOMPSON,  Jr. 

E.  BOYNTON.  I.  G.  BATES. 

Lawrence  Brass  Band. 

The  DIRECTOKS  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  with 
their  invited  guests,  in  carriages,  in  large  and  imposing  .numbers. 


THE   PROCESSION.  95 


The  first  carriage,  drawn  by  four  horses,  contained  Hon.  F.  W.  Lin- 
coln, Jr.,  P.  Hubbell,  Esq.,  J.  M.  Wightman,  and  J.  H.  Bucking- 
ham, of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements.  The  second  carriage, 
drawn  by  four  horses,  contained  Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren,  the 
President  of  the  Association,  Hon.  James  M.  Mason,  Senator  of 
Virginia,  and  Rev.  Dr.  Walker,  President  of  Harvard  College, 
Chaplain.  In  other  carriages,  followed  many  of  our  prominent 
citizens,  among  whom  were  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  with  Hon. 
J.  P.  Kennedy,  of  Baltimore  ;  Hon.  Samuel  H.  Walley,  Hon.  Isaac 
Livermore,  and  B.  T.  Reed,  Esq. 

Next  followed  the  Independent  Company  of  Cadets,  Lieut.  Col. 
Thomas  C.  Amory,  commanding,  and  attended  by  the  North 
Bridgewater  Brass  Band.  The  Cadets  turned  out  in  large  num- 
bers and  made  a  fine  appearance.  Under  their  Escort  were  :  — 

His  Excellency,  Governor  Gardner ;  Sheriff  Clark,  of  Suffolk ; 
Sheriff"  Keyes,  of  Middlesex ;  Col.  George  M.  Thacher,  Aid,  in 
a  carriage  and  six. 

In  other  carriages  were  seated  His  Honor,  Lieutenant  Governor 
Benchley,  Cols.  Phelps  and  Pike  of  the  Council. 

Hon.  Francis  De  Witt,  Secretary  of  State ;  Hon.  C.  R.  Ransom, 
Auditor  ;  Hon.  Moses  Tenney,  Treasurer. 

His  Excellency,  Governor  King,  of  New  York ;  Inspector  Gen- 
eral Bruce,  of  New  York ;  Hon.  Velorous  Taft,  and  James  Lee,  Jr., 
of  the  State  Committee. 

His  Excellency,  Governor  Holly,  of  Connecticut ;  Col.  Day,  of 
the  Governor's  Staff";  Hon.  Gideon  Haynes,  of  Massachusetts. 

His  Excellency,  Governor  Dyer,  of  Rhode  Island ;  Hon.  Thomas 
Farmer,  of  Roxbury ;  Hon.  E.  C.  Baker,  of  Medford,  of  the  State 
Committee,  and  Col.  Wolcott,  of  Governor  Gardner's  Staff. 

Adjutant  General  Stone,  M.  V.  M. ;  Cols.  Nightingale,  Ormsby, 
and  Knight,  of  Governor  Dyer's  Staff". 

Generals  Mauran,  Stead,  and  Wheaton,  and  Adjutant  Rivers, 
also  of  Governor  Dyer's  Suite. 

Ex- Governor  Hoppin  and  Son,  of  Rhode  Island  ;  Dr.  Arnold,  of 
Providence. 

Hon.  Henry  Wilson,  U.  S.  S. ;  Hon.  E.  P.  Washburn,  of  Illinois, 
M.  C. ;  Hon.  Anson  Burlingame,  of  Massachusetts,  M.  C. ;  Col. 
Foster,  of  Connecticut. 


96  THE   PROCESSION. 

Hon.  Charles  W.  Upham,  President  of  Senate;  Hon.  Charles 
A.  Phelps,  Speaker  of  House ;  Benjamin  Stevens,  Esq.,  Sergeant- 
at- Arms,  of  Massachusetts. 

His  Honor,  T.  T.  Sawyer,  Mayor ;  Horace  G.  Hutchins,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Common  Council,  and  members  of  the  City  Government 
of  Charlestown. 

George  M.  Brooks,  Esq.,  Chairman,  and  other  Selectmen  of 
Concord. 

Hon.  Charles  Hudson,  Chairman,  and  Selectmen  of  Lexington. 

His  Honor,  Alexander  H.  Rice,  Mayor  of  Boston. 

The  Chief  of  Police  and  members  of  Boston  City  Government. 

Members  of  the  New  York  City  Government,  as  follows  :  — 

Aldermen  Griffiths,  F.  Jones,  and  G.  Warren ;  Councilmen  J. 
Sickles,  John  Van  Tyne,  G.  P.  Bickford,  A.  Campbell,  J.  O.  Hunt, 
H.  Franklin,  and  T.  J.  A.  Boole ;  John  E.  Greene,  Sergeant-at- 
Arms  ;  Ex-Mayor  Lambert,  of  Brooklyn,  Long  Island. 

His  Honor,  John  S.  Sleeper,  Mayor,  and  President  H.  P.  Shed, 
and  members  of  the  City  Government  of  Roxbury. 

His  Honor,  John  Sargent,  Mayor,  and  City  Government  of 
Cambridge, 

His  Honor,  F.  B.  Fay,  Mayor,  and  City  Government  of  Chelsea. 

Dr.  Jacob  Bigelow,  President,  J.  H.  Abbott,  Rev.  Dr.  Frothing- 
ham,  Charles  Folsom,  and  others,  members  of  the  American  Acade- 
my of  Arts  and  Sciences. 

Dr.  Nathaniel  B.  Shurtleff,  the  Secretary,  and  other  members  of 
the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

F.  H.  Walker,  City  Messenger  of  New  York ;  0.  H.  Spurr, 
City  Messenger  of  Boston. 

His  Honor,  Mayor  Mudge  and  the  City  Government  of  Lynn. 

Col.  J.  W.  Sever,  Recorder,  and  other  officers  and  members  of  the 
Massachusetts  Society  of  Cincinnati. 

Col.  Ruggles,  Capts.  Prince  and  Wainwright,  and  Dr.  Moore, 
Lieuts.  Symmes,  McCarty,  Freeman,  and  Clark,  U.  S.  Army. 

Messrs.  Cowdin,  Usher,  Hunking,  and  Batchelder,  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Senate. 

Members  of  the  Government  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument 
Association,  and  subscribers  to  the  Warren  Statue.  One  or  two 


THE   PROCESSION.  97 

revolutionary    veterans   were   present,   and    Mr.    Joseph   Warren 
Newcomb,  Jr.,  of  Springfield,  the  great  grandson  of  Gen.  Warren. 
Members  of  the  Veteran  Association  of  1812,  as  follows:  — 
Gen.   S.   Chandler,   of  Lexington ;  (Col.  Aspinwall,  the  Grand 
Marshal,  in  his  place  wore  also  the  badge  of  a  member  of  this  Asso- 
ciation,) Wm.  Andrews,  of  Boston  ;  Thomas  Butler,  of  Somerville ; 
Major  Wm.  Bates,  of.  Boston ;   Theo.   Gillis,  of  Boston ;    George 
Wilbur,  Abraham  Heywood,  of  North  Attleboro' ;    Peter  Hayden, 

B,  M.  Smith,  of  Worcester ;  John  Rich,  W.  T.  Shirley,  Matthew 
Sprague,   T.    H.    Scott,   of   Framingham ;    Samuel    Stinson,   Jos. 
Sanderson,  Rufus  Rewan,  John  Stetson,  Benjamin  Stevenson,  W. 
Newton,  Hosea  Sergeant,  of  Maine ;  Hezekiah  Turner,  of  West 
Dedham;   John  Terrell,  Ebenezer  Weeman,  Tillson  Williams,  of 
Roxbury  ;   William  Welch,  N.  J.  Boone,  of  North  Chelsea  ;  James 
L.   Child,  of  Augusta,  Me. ;  Thomas   C.  Bryan,  of  Charlestown  ; 
Alanson  Nobles,  of  Stoneham ;  Nathaniel  Bryant,  Isaac  Baldwin, 
Cyrus  Buttrick,  David  Bosford,   of  Maine ;   Isaac  Bowers,  Jesse 
Brown,  of  Cambridge  ;    Oliver  Barrett,  of  Shirley ;  Jos.  Dunbar, 
of  Weymouth ;  Joseph  B.  Frost,  Isaac  Farwell,  of  Waltham  ;  Dr. 
Amos  Farnsworth,  of  Roxbury ;   John  Field,  of  Dorchester ;  John 
Fowle,  of  Cambridge  ;   William  Everett,  of  Bedford ;  Jos.  Grafton, 
Stephen  Gulliver,  Wm.  Haskell,  of  Nashua,  New  Hampshire ;  H. 

C.  Hosmer,  of  Stowe;  Robert  Keith,  C.   Morton,  Jonas  Munroe, 
of  Lexington  ;  Jacob  Noyes,  of  Abington ;  Levi  T.  Prescott,  Joshua 
Cummings,  and  Edward  J.  Porter. 

[In  the  ranks  of  these  veterans  appeared  a  venerable  relic  of  the 
Revolution,  Mr.  Benjamin  Smith,  of  Shrewsbury.  The  old  veteran 
is  now  ninety-four  years  of  age,  and  was  a  fifer  for  three  years 
during  the  revolutionary  struggle.  He  was  attached  to  the  Third 
Company  of  the  Third  Regiment,  Third  Brigade  of  Massachusetts 
troops,  under  command  of  Gen.  Heath.  The  old  gentleman  is 
still  hale  and  hearty  ;  says  he  can  walk  a  mile  as  fast  as  any  one, 
and  can  do  light  work  on  a  farm  with  anybody.  He  appeared 
much  pleased  with  the  attention  shown  to  him,  and  on  his  way  to  the 
carriage  walked  down  the  State  House  steps  erect  and  prompt  as  a 
drum-major.] 

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<),S  THE   PROCESSION. 


The  Lexington  Monument  Association. 

Officers  and  members  of  the  Boston  Board  of  Trade ;  James  M, 
Beehe,  Esq.,  President. 

Members  of  the  State  Legislature. 

Judges  Fisher  of  Pennsylvania,  Wright  of  Connecticut,  and 
Perkins  of  Massachusetts. 

This  division  was  composed  entirely  of  carriages,  all  of  which 
were  beautiful  vehicles,  making  a  very  fine  appearance.  Though 
not  the  most  showy  portion  of  the  procession,  still  it  was  one  of 
the  most  notable  features  of  the  occasion. 


SECOND     DIVISION. 

ASSISTANT     MARSHALS. 

Left  Flank.  Right  Flank. 

E.  G.  TUCKER.  Maj.  APPLETON. 

N.  W.  COFFIN.  F.  O.  PRINCE. 

CHARLES  A.  BARKER.  GEORGE  E.  LINCOLN. 

MASONIC  DISPLAY. 

The  Masonic  display  was  large  and  brilliant ;  the  grand  lodges 
of  Rhode  Island,  New  Hampshire,  and  Massachusetts,  twenty-four 
subordinate  lodges,  and  members  of  two  or  three  encampments 
taking'part  in  the  procession. 

Mr.  William  S.  Gardner,  of  Lowell,  the  chief  marshal,  accompa- 
nied by  some  of  his  aids  and  assistant  marshals,  was  at  the  head  of 
the  division. 

The  aids  were  Messrs.  Benjamin  Dean,  Charles  A.  Davis, 
Isaac  C.  Eastman,  E.  T.  Wilson,  E.  D.  Bell,  and  D.  McBean 
Thaxter,  Jr. 

Messrs.  Robert  Wood,  Henry  T.  Kimball,  Jacob  Baldwin,  Jr., 
William  P.  Jones,  John  A,  Goodwin,  Leonard  Brown,  Samuel 
Boyd,  and  Charles  W.  Stevens,  acted  as  assistant  marshals. 


THE   PROCESSION.  99 

Then  came  the  Weymouth  Brass  Band,  followed  by  an  escort  of 
about  two  hundred  and  forty  men,  consisting  of  members  of  the 
Grand  Encampment  of  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island,  under 
the  command  of  Sir  Knt.  John  McClellan,  and  the  Boston  En- 
campment of  Knights  Templars^  under  the  command  of  Sir  Knt. 
Winslow  Lewis. 

The  members  of  the  Encampments -wore  their  peculiar  regalia, 
the  richness  and  beauty  of  which  were  frequently  remarked. 

By  the  Encampments  were  carried  three  rich  banners,  black  and 
gold,  green  and  gold,  and  white  and  gold,  of  the  kinds  known  to 
masons  as  the  Templars,  the  Red  Cross,  and  the  Maltese  banners. 

Following  the  Templars  was  the  Boston  Brass  Band,  furnishing 
music  to  the  subordinate  lodges. 

We  give  the  names  of  these  Lodges,  in  their  order  in  the  proces- 
sion, with  the  date  of  their  charters,  their  localities,  the  number  of 
their  members  present,  and  the  names  of  their  masters :  — 

1st.    Baalbec,  1853,  East  Boston,  75,  S.  T.  Bliss. 

2d.     Mount  Tabor,  1846,  East  Boston,  60,  L.  L.  Fowle. 

3d.     St.  Paul's,  1847,  South  Boston,  75,  T.  Hill,  Jr. 

4th.  Star  of  Bethlehem,  1844,  Chelsea,  35,  E.  W.  Lothrop. 

5th.  Liberty,  1824,  Beverly,  20,  John  B.  Hill. 

6th.  Norfolk  Union,  1819,  Randolph,  42,  J.  White  Belcher. 

7th.  Jordan,  1801,  South  Danvers,  35,  N.  P.  C.  Patterson. 

8th.  Pentucket,  1807,  Lowell,  40,  Isaac  Hooper. 

9th.  Amicable,  1855,  Cambridge,  40,  George  B.  Eaton. 
10th.  Mount  Carmel,  1805,  Lynn,  20,  T.  A.  Ingalls. 
llth.  Mount  Lebanon,  1801,  Boston,  100,  F.  H.  Sprague. 
12th.  Fraternal,  1801,  Barnstable,  30,  R.  S.  Pope. 
13th.  Rising  Star,  1799,  Stoughton,  30,  G.  Talbot. 
14th.  Meridian,  1797,  Natick,  60,  Malachi  Babcock. 
15th.  Hiram,  1797,  West  Cambridge,  60, 1.  H.  Wright. 
16th.  St.  Paul's,  1797,  Groton,  15,  Ebenezer  Sawtell. 
17th.  Columbian,  1796,  Boston,  100,  William  B.  Fowle,  Jr. 
18th.  Old  Colony,  1792,  Hingham,  65,  Ely  Whiton. 
19th.  King  Solomon's,  1783,  Charlestown,  75,  Caleb  Rand. 
20th.  Massachusetts,  1770,  Boston,  50,  John  Fellows. 


100  TIIE   PROCESSION. 

21st.  Tyrian,  1770,  Gloucester,  25,  F.  J.  Babson.  [The  charters 
of  this  and  the  preceding  lodge  bear  the  signatures  of  Gen.  Joseph 
Warren  and  Paul  Revere.] 

22d.   Ashlar,  1852,  Rockport,  25,  Eben  Blatchford. 

23d.   Philanthropic,  1760,  Marblehead,  40,  David  Blaney. 

24th.  St.  John's,  1733,  Boston,  50,  Solon  Thornton. 

Next  to  these  lodges  was  the  Adoniram  Chapter,  of  Medford, 
with  twenty-eight  members  present.  Robert  C.  Topham,  high 
priest,  and  D.  Ingersoll,  tyler. 

Next  came  the  marshal's  aids,  Isaac  C.  Eastman,  E.  T.  Wilson, 
and  E.  D.  Bell,  followed  by  Bond's  Cornet  Band. 

The  Supreme  Grand  Council  for  the  Northern  Jurisdiction  of  the 
United  States  followed  in  an  open  barouche.  The  officers  of  the 
Council  are,  E.  A.  Raymond,  commander ;  Rev.  Paul  Dean,  lieut. 
commander;  S.  W.  Robinson,  treasurer;  Rev.  G.  M.  Randall, 
secretary. 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  New  Hampshire  was  represented  by  some 
of  its  officers  and  members,  viz :  —  Grand  master,  George  H. 
Hubbard,  of  Manchester ;  senior  grand  warden,  A.  P.  Hughes, 
of  Nashua ;  grand  lecturer,  J.  I.  Williams,  of  Lancaster ;  grand 
treasurer,  John  Knowlton,  of  Portsmouth  ;  grand  secretary,  Horace 
Chase,  of  Hopkinton,  and  others. 

The  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts  came  next,  escorted  and 
flanked  by  a  detachment  of  the  Boston  Encampment  K.  T.,  under 
the  command  of  Sir  Knt.  John  K.  Hall.  The  following  officers 
of  this  lodge  were  present,  viz :  John  T.  Heard,  grand  master ; 
Rev.  Wm.  Flint,  deputy  grand  master ;  Dr.  Bradford  L.  Wales, 
senior  grand  warden  ;  John  H.  Sheppard,  junior  grand  warden  ; 
Rev.  Lucius  R.  Paige,  grand  treasurer,  pro  tern ;  Charles  W. 
Moore,  grand  secretary ;  William  Makepeace,  corresponding  grand 
secretary,  p.t. ;  John  Low  and  Wm.  W.  Wheildon,  grand  stewards ; 
Isaac  Gary,  grand  standard  bearer,  p.t.,  supported  by  C.  W. 
Walker  and  L.  L.  Tarbell ;  Ebenezer  Case  and  James  Perkins, 
grand  pursuivants,  p.t. ;  Rev.  Dr.  Osgood,  of  Springfield,  and  Rev. 
N.  M.  Gay  lord,  of  Boston,  grand  chaplains;  Eben  F.  Gay,  grand 
tyler ;  and  a  number  of  others. 


THE  PROCESSION.  101 

The  rear  of  the  division  was  brought  up  by  seven  carriages, 
containing  Father  Taylor,  B.  T.  Picknam,  J.  B.  Hammatt,  Robert 
Lash,  A.  A.  Dame,  Virgil  H.  Hews,  Royal  Whiton,  John  B  rough, 
Jeremiah  Hudson,  Henry  Lewis,  Hon.  John  B.  "Wells,  John  Green, 
Jr.,  Nathan  Fisk,  Lyman  Thurston,  C.  R.  Metcalf,  S.  L.  Adams, 
C.  Tufts,  G.  M.  Lane,  L.  Wheeler,  James  N.  Smith,  Isaac  East- 
man, Peter  Lyon,  E.  T.  Wetherbee,  Benjamin  Wilson,  Jacob  C. 
Hanson,  and  Horace  Chase. 

From  the  data  given  above,  we  estimate  the  number  of  Masons, 
who,  as  such,  took  part  in  the  exercises,  at  about  fifteen  hundred. 


THIRD     DIVISION. 

ASSISTANT    MAESHALS. 

Left  Flank.  Right  Flank. 

J.  HASKELL  LONG.  GEO.  H.  CHAPMAN. 

JOSEPH  H.  SAWYEB.  GEO.  A.  BACHELDEE. 

JOHN  W.  CHANDLER.  ROBERT  HOOPEB,  Jr. 

Vannemacher's   Brass  Band,   eighteen  members,   George  Vanne- 
macher,  leader,  New  York. 

Field  and  staff  officers  of  the  First  Battalion  of  Rifles. 

Detachment  of  First  Battalion  of  Rifles,  under  command  of  Major 
Benjamin  Perley  Poore.  [They  were  accompanied  by  a  drummer 
bearing  the  identical  drum  that  was  beaten  from  Newbury  to 
Bunker  Hill,  in  the  Revolution.  As  the  procession  halted  for  a 
few  minutes,  and  in  its  march  on  State  street,  Major  Poore  caused 
the  drummer  to  execute  the  same  tune  (Yankee  Doodle)  as  was 
played  on  that  memorable  morning  at  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 
The  performance  called  forth  enthusiastic  cheers  from  the  dense 
crowd  that  filled  the  sidewalks,  and,  in  response  to  an  imperative 
encore,  the  drummer  beat  the  reveille  that  awoke  the  patriots  who 
marched  on  that  occasion  to  aid  in  defending  our  country's  cause. 


102  THE  PROCESSION. 

This  was  received  with  prolonged  and  hearty  cheering.  The  drum 
is  the  property  of  Major  Poore,  who  values  it  very  highly.] 

Warren  Association,  composed  of  members  of  the  O.  U.  A.  and 
U.  S.  of  A.,  of  Boston  and  vicinity.  About  one  hundred  members 
were  in  procession.  They  carried  the  American  Banner,  and  wore 
the  regalia  of  their  respective  orders,  making  a  fine  appearance ; 
James  Quinn,  Marshal. 

Bunker  Hill  Association,  of  New  York  ;  one  hundred  members* 
They  carried  in  a  carriage  a  magnificent  banner  which  has  already 
been  mentioned.  This  Association  attracted  considerable  attention. 

Members  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  in  carriages. 

Members  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Mechanic  Association, 
in  carriages. 

C AVAL  CADE. 

"Webster  Literary  Association,  of  Charlestown ;  E.  L.  Weeks^ 
Marshal.  Banner,  with  a  fine  portrait  of  Daniel  Webster.  Motto, 
«  We  Still  Live." 

Mishawum  Literary  Association  ;  Charles  H.  Smith,  Marshal. 

The  rear  of  the  procession  included  a  large  number  of  citizens 
from  Boston  and  the  neighboring  towns,  on  horseback. 


ROUTE    AND    DECORATIONS, 


As  stated,  the  procession  commenced  to  move  at  twelve 
o'clock  from  the  State  House,  and  the  route  adopted  lay 
through  Beacon,  Charles,  Boylston,  Tremont,  West,  Wash- 
ington, and  State  Streets,  Merchants'  Row,  Blackstone, 
Hanover,  and  Prince  Streets,  over  Charles  River  Bridge  to 
Chaiiestown  Square,  thence  through  Harvard,  Arrow,  Wash- 
ington, Union,  and  Main  Streets  to  the  Neck  ;  thence  by 
a  countermarch  down  Main,  through  Franklin  and  High 
Streets  to  Monument  Square.  It  moved  with  great  rapidity, 
for  so  large  a  body,  and  in  this  particular  gave  evidence  of 
the  skill  and  activity  that  characterized  the  excellent  Grand 
Marshal  and  his  assistants.  Several  portions  were  warmly 
cheered  by  the  crowds  that  had  gathered  along  the  route. 
The  streets  were  thronged  with  people.  At  Haymarket 
Square,  the  Second  Regiment  of  Infantry,  Col.  Perkins,  were 
obliged  to  leave  the  line  to  prepare  for  receiving  the  Wash- 
ington Greys,  who  had  been  unexpectedly  delayed,  and  were 
to  arrive  at  five  o'clock,  P.  M.  Their  departure  was  to  be 
regretted,  for  they  enhanced  to  no  slight  extent  the  beauty 
of  the  military  display.  The  National  Guard,  of  New  York, 
were  everywhere  admired. 


104  ROUTE   AND    DECORATIONS. 


DECORATIONS. 

The  first  thing  which  drew  attention,  on  entering  Charles- 
town,  were  the  extensive  and  handsome  decorations,  ar- 
ranged and  put  up  by  the  Committee  of  the  City  Govern- 
ment. The  City  Square  was  the  place  most  elaborately 
adorned.  Across  the  several  streets  which  led  out  of  the 
square,  flags  were  stretched,  on  one  of  which,  in  each 
case,  some  inscription  appeared.  On  Main  Street,  nearest 
to  the  Charles  River  Bridge,  was  a  banner,  with  the  in- 
scription, "June  17,  1775."  Across  the  same  street,  on 
the  opposite  side  of  the  square,  was  the  name  of  "  Pres- 
cott ; "  across  Chamber  Street,  was  the  name  of  "  Stark ;  " 
across  Chelsea  Street,  "  Gridley ;  "  — -  across  Warren  Street, 
"  Pomeroy  ;  "  across  Harvard  Street,  "  Warren  ; "  across 
Bow  Street,  "  Knowlton ; "  and  across  Warren  Avenue, 
"Putnam."  The  City  Hall  was  profusely  decorated;  flags, 
streamers,  and  festoons  waving  from  every  window.  Upon 
the  Bunker  Hill  Bank  building,  which  was  handsomely  fes- 
tooned, was  some  showy  cloth  lettering,  on  which  appeared, 
in  circular  form,  the  words,  "  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill, — 
Eighty-Second  Anniversary —  Welcome."  The  Mansion 
House,  Middlesex  House,  and  the  office  of  the  Bunker  Hill 
Aurora,  all  displayed  numerous  flags  and  streamers. 

HARVARD    STREET. 

At  the  entrance  of  Harvard  Street,  two  large  flags  were  sus- 
pended across,  between  which  was  the  name  of  "  Warren," 
in  large  letters,  upon  a  square  piece  of  bunting,  which  was 
surrounded  with  festoons. 

Further  up  the  street,  from  the  front  of  the  Washington 
Engine  House,  large  flags  were  hung  across  the  street,  be~ 


ROUTE  AND   DECORATIONS.  105 

tween  which,  on  a  strip  of  pasteboard,  were  painted  the 
words,  "  Oceanus  and  Washington,  June  17,  1857  ;  Brother 
Firemen  of  New  York,  we  welcome  you."  [The  "Oceanus  " 
was  a  fine  company  of  firemen  from  New  York,  the  guests 
of  the  Washington  company.] 

On  Bow  Street,  the  house  of  Mr.  George  Stimpson,  Jr., 
and  of  Mr.  Benjamin  G.  Blanchard,  were  decorated  in  a 
veiy  handsome  and  tasteful  manner.  Strips  of  fine  bunt- 
ing were  fastened  in  the  centre  of  the  eaves,  fronting  the 
street,  and  extended  down  on  each  of  the  swell  fronts  to 
the  ground,  and  from  thence  were  interwoven  in  festoons 
into  the  iron  fence  surrounding  the  yard.  Folds  of  white 
bunting  were  placed  around  Mr.  Stimpson's  door.  Imme- 
diately over  the  door  was  the  name  of  "  Warren,"  in  large 
gold  letters,  on  black  velvet  groundwork.  Nearly  in  the 
centre  of  the  building,  on  the  second  story,  was  a  very  fine 
portrait  of  Washington.  Beneath  this  was  a  stuffed  eagle, 
holding  in  his  beak  the  words  "  Battle  of  BunJcer  Hill,"  and 
immediately  underneath,  "  June  17,"  in  gold  letters.  Still 
lower  down  was  a  picture  of  the  battle,  representing  the  fall 
of  WARREN.  The  word  "Liberty,"  in  large  letters,  was 
placed  over  a  small  arch  over  the  window  of  the  first  story 
on  one  of  the  fronts.  On  the  other  front  was  the  word 
<f  Justice,"  arranged  in  the  same  manner. 

The  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts  made 
their  head-quarters  at  No.  30,  in  this  street. 

ARROW    STREET. 

Two  large  flags  were  suspended  across  this  street  with 
streamers  and  smaller  flags  on  each  side. 

The  residence  of  Mr.  Seymour,  No.  6,  was  finely  decorated 
with  festoons  of  bunting,  interwoven  in  the  railing  in  front, 
and  streamers  extended  from  the  roof  to  the  ground. 

14 


106  ROUTE   AND   DECORATIONS. 


WASHINGTON    STREET. 

From  the  junction  of  Arrow  Street,  with  Washington,  and 
down  the  latter  to  Union  Street,  flags  of  various  nations, 
together  with  a  variety  of  streamers,  were  suspended  in  five 
different  places.  They  presented  a  beautiful  appearance,  and 
contrasted  finely  with  the  green  foliage  of  the  trees  which 
arched  and  shaded  the  street. 

UNION   STREET. 

Flags  were  hung  across  this  street  at  its  junction  with 
Washington.  Immediately  beyond,  on  Union  Street,  two 
large  flags  were  hung  from  the  residences  of  Mr.  Eliab  P. 
Mackintire  and  Mrs.  Hills.  No.  24  was  also  decorated  in  a 
fine  manner. 

MAIN    STREET. 

On  Main  Street,  the  rooms  of  King  Solomon's  Lodge  of 
Freemasons  made  a  fine  display.  On  the  street-wall,  sur- 
rounded by  drapery,  was  an  accurate  painting  of  the  Monu- 
ment erected  to  General  Warren,  by  King  Solomon's  Lodge, 
with  the  inscription,  "  Erected  A.  L.  5794,  by  King  Solo- 
mon's Lodge.  First  Monument  to  Warren."  Flags  were 
suspended  from  Washington  Hall,  and  a  banner  inscribed 
"  To  the  Memory  of  Washington  and  Warren,  June,  1775." 

At  the  store  of  Whitney  Brothers,  No.  126  Main  Street, 
•  were  displayed  the  illustrated  shields  of  the  States  of  New 
York  and  Rhode  Island,  with  the  mottos,  "  Hope "  and 
"  Excelsior." 

Over  the  gate  of  Dr.  Abram  R.  Thompson's  front  yard, 
a  floral  arch  was  erected,  surmounted  by  a  bronze  bust 
of  DANIEL  WEBSTER,  and  the  quotation,  "  Thank  God,  I  also 
am  an  American  !  " 


ROUTE  AND   DECORATIONS.  107 

A  large  flag  was  placed  in  front,  on  the  second  story  of  a 
building  occupied  as  a  millinery  store,  and  upon  it  was  the 
word  "  Welcome"  in  large  letters. 

At  the  junction  of  Warren  Street,  with  Main,  the  house  of 
Mr.  Ira  Goodrich,  No.  3,  Dexter  Row,  was  finely  decorated 
with  flags  and  streamers. 

No.  163,  was  finely  decorated  with  flags  and  streamers. 

The  residence  of  Mr.  Dalton,  No.  202,  had  a  wreath  of 
evergreen  in  front,  in  the  centre  of  which  was  the  follow- 
ing :  —  "  The  first  house  built  after  the  Revolutionary  War" 

No.  210,  the  residence  of  Mr.  Josiah  F.  Guild,  was 
decorated  in  front  with  festoons  of  bunting.  Above  the 
windows  on  the  first  floor  was  the  name  of  "  Warren"  in 
large  gold  letters,  and  surmounted  by  a  shield  and  a  picture 
representing  Liberty. 

The  residence  of  Mrs.  Rugg,  No.  211,  was  beautifully 
decorated  with  small  flags,  streamers,  and  festoons  of  bunting. 
Immediately  in  front  was  placed  a  large  wreath  of  leaves,  in 
the  centre  of  which  was  a  shield,  while  beneath  were  the 
words,  "  June  17,  1775,  should  ever  be  remembered." 

The  residence  of  Mr.  Judson  Murdock,  No.  219,  was 
decorated  with  streamers  extending  from  the  beak  of  an 
eagle  on  the  roof  to  the  ground.  In  the  centre  of  the 
building  was  the  name  of  "  Warren,"  in  large  letters,  and 
above  was  a  picture  representing  a  family  making  ready  for 
the  battle. 

From  No.  229,  flags  extended  across  the  street  to  the  City 
Hotel.  On  one  of  the  flags  were  the  wordsj  '"  Constitution 
and  the  Union"  The  City  Hotel  was  also  gaily  decorated 
with  streamers.  The  house  occupied  by  the  Hancock  Engine 
Company,  No.  1,  was  finely  decorated.  On  the  end  fronting 
the  street,  wreaths  of  evergreens  were  placed,  in  the  centre 
of  which  were  the  words,  "  Hancock  Engine  Company,  No. 
1,"  "  New  York,  No.  5,"  and  between  these  wreaths  were 


108  ROUTE   AND    DECORATIONS. 

the  words,  "  We  greet  you  with  a  Fireman's  welcome  — 
Always  Ready"  Across  the  street  large  flags  were  suspended, 
on  one  of  which  were  the  following  words  :  —  "  The  names 
of  Hancock  and  Warren  will  live  forever" 

The  houses  of  Mr.  J.  N.  Devereux,  C.  H.  Blanchard^  Esq., 
and  of  Engine  Company  No.  2,  were  also  decorated. 

FRANKLIN    STREET. 

The  residence  of  Mr.  Joseph  Caldwell,  on  this  street,  was 
finely  decorated  with  bunting^  and  flags  and  streamers  were 
hung  across  the  street. 

HIGH    STREET. 

Flags  were  suspended  across  this  street  at  various  points. 
Nos.  41,  43,  and  45,  were  gaily  decorated  with  festoons  of 
bunting.  The  word  "Liberty,"  in  large  gold  letters,  was 
placed  nearly  in  the  centre  of  the  block,  and  the  names  of 
"  Prescott,  Warren,  and  Putnam"  in  small  gold  letters, 
were  displayed  at  various  points. 

The  residences  of  Mayor  Sawyer,  Alderman  Lawrence, 
and  others,  were  also  gaily  decorated  with  bunting. 

MONUMENT    SQUARE. 

The  building  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  Monument 
Grounds  was  decorated  with  bunting.  In  the  centre,  front- 
ing the  street,  were  the  names  of  "  Hancock  and  Adams," 
surrounded  with  evergreen. 

On  the  east  side  of  the  grounds,  the  residence  of  Rev. 
Oliver  C.  Everett,  No.  16,  was  finely  decorated  with  bunting, 
which  extended  from  the  roof  to  the  first  story.  The  names 
of  "  Prescott  and  Warren"  were  also  arranged  among  the 
folds  of  bunting,  and  upon  the  front  was  an  arch,  over  which 
was  the  following  inscription,  "  Out  of  Death  comes  Life" 


ROUTE   AND    DECORATIONS.  109 

The  residence  of  Mr.  N.  F.  Frothingham,  was  also  hand- 
somely dressed  with  flags  and  bunting. 

The  residence  of  P.  J.  Stone,  Esq.,  No.  25,  was  very 
gaily  decorated  with  streamers  wreathed  around  the  pillars 
fronting  the  Monument  Grounds. 

Two  large  flags  were  suspended,  one  at  the  head  of 
Concord,  and  the  other  at  the  head  of  Lexington  Street,  on 
one  of  which,  in  large  letters  extending  the  length  of  the 
flag,  was  the  name  of  "  Daniel  Webster,"  and  upon  the  other, 
the  name  of  "  Edward  Everett." 

The  residences  of  Mr.  James  Lee,  Jr.,  Nathaniel  Brown, 
G.  Washington  Warren,  and  R.  Frothingham,  Jr.,  on  the  east 
side  of  the  grounds,  were  each  decorated  in  a  very  tasteful 
manner.  In  front  of  the  residence  of  Mr.  Brown,  was  the 
following  :  —  "  Warren  —  a  name  we  all  delight  to  honor" 
From  the  top  of  the  Monument  itself,  two  American  flags 
were  displayed. 

At  the  western  entrance  to  the  Monument  Grounds,  im- 
mediately at  the  top  of  the  stone  steps,  was  placed  a  large 
arch,  which  was  surmounted  with  small  flags.  Immediately 
in  the  centre  of  the  flags  was  a  large  bronze  eagle,  holding  in 
his  beak  a  scroll,  upon  which  was  placed  in  gold  letters,  the 
words,  "  The  Day  ive  Celebrate."  Beneath  this,  and  ex- 
tending entirely  over  the  arch,  were  the  words,  "  Welcome  to 
Bunker  Hill"  in  large  gold  letters,  upon  red  velvet  ground- 
work. On  the  sides  of  the  arch  were  the  names,  in  small 
gold  letters,  "  White  Plains,  Trenton,  Princeton,  Brandy- 
wine,  Yorktown,  Concord,  Lexington,  Bunker  Hill,  Ticon- 
deroga,  Crown  Point,  Flatbush." 

On  the  opposite  entrance  a  similar  arch  was  erected.  It 
was  surmounted  by  a  large  eagle,  holding  in  his  beak  the 
motto  of  the  United  States,  and  underneath,  in  large  gold 
letters,  extending  over  the  arch,  the  words,  "  Our  Whole 
Country,"  with  a  large  star  at  each  end.  On  the  sides  were  the 


110  ROUTE   AND    DECORATIONS. 

names  of  the  other  prominent  battle-fields  of  the  Revolution : 
"  Germantown ,  Stillwater,  Stony  Point,  Saratoga,  Monmouth, 
Briar  Creek,  Camden,  Cowpens,  HobersJcill,  Kingston  Mount, 
and  Eutaw  Springs." 

OTHER   DISPLAYS. 

Nos.  33  and  35,  on  Monument  Avenue,  were  finely  deco- 
rated. On  Chestnut  Street,  the  residence  of  Cyrus  Call,  No. 
13,  was  tastefully  decorated.  On  Adams  Street,  the  residence 
of  Mr.  Edward  Dana,  No.  3,  was  decorated  with  streamers. 
Flags  were  suspended  from  the  Armory  of  the  City  Guard, 
on  "Winthrop  Street. 

In  Winthrop  Square,  a  large  flag,  lately  procured  by 
the  Warren  Engine  Company,  No.  4,  floated  in  the  breeze 
from  a  tall  flag-staff. 

THE    POLICE. 

The  disposition  of  the  Police  force  of  Charlestown,  under 
Marshal  CHAMBERLIN,  was  most  excellent ;  in  fact  it  could 
not  have  been  better,  and  although  there  was  but  little  call 
for  its  services  during  the  day,  yet  it  was  amply  sufficient  for 
any  emergency.  The  mounted  police  made  an  excellent 
appearance,  besides  being  a  serviceable  body.  Deputy  Sheriffs 
DEARBORN,  PORTER,  and  JACOBS,  were  of  this  number,  and 
were  detailed  as  Captains  at  the  Monument  Grounds,  where 
they  did  very  effective  service  in  keeping  open  a  suitable 
avenue  for  the  procession. 

ARRIVAL    OF    THE    PROCESSION. 

An  eager  crowd  in  carriages,  on  foot,  at  the  windows,  and 
on  the  house  tops,  awaited  the  arrival  of  the  procession  from 
Boston,  for  long  and  tedious  hours.  A  slight  shower  of  rain 
fell  about  one  o'clock,  and  those  who  were  resolute  in  their 


ROUTE   AND    DECORATIONS.  Ill 

determination  to  see  the  "  SEVENTH,"  and  the  rest  of  the 
military,  hoped  that  such  a  thinning  out  would  take  place 
as  to  allow  plenty  of  room  for  the  procession  to  pass. 
But  the  rain  stopped,  and  the  crowd  continued  to  grow  till 
about  two  o'clock  when  the  waving  plumes  of  advancing 
horsemen  told  of  the  approach  of  the  long  looked-for  pro- 
cession. All  along  the  route, —  from  Union  Street  to  Frank- 
lin, up  Franklin  and  High  Streets,  to  Monument  Square,  — 
great  masses  of  people  were  congregated,  who  cheered  loudly, 
and  vigorously  waved  their  handkerchiefs.  A  veiy  beau- 
tiful and  impressive  display  was  made  at  this  point  by  the 
masonic  part  of  the  procession,  which,  as  usual  with  all 
masonic  processions,  moved  left  in  front.  On  reaching  the 
entrance  of  the  grounds,  therefore,  the  whole  body  halted 
and  opened  to  the  right  and  left,  when  the  Grand  Master  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts,  preceded  by  the  Grand 
Marshal  and  Aids,  marched  through  the  entire  length  of  the 
body,  followed  by  the  other  grand  officers  and  all  the  masonic 
bodies,  and  entered  the  grounds  and  pavilion  right  in  front. 
This  movement,  peculiar  to  the  Order,  was  one  of  the  most 
attractive  and  impressive  incidents  of  the  day. 

The  entrance  to  the  Monument  Grounds  was  reached  at 
about  three  o'clock,  when  the  escort  was  dismissed,  and  the 
guests  of  the  association  took  seats  in  the  pavilion,  which  was 
crowded  in  every  part,  and  the  appearance  of  the  assembly, 
eager  with  curiosity  and  enthusiasm,  was  extremely  exciting. 

THE   PAVILION. 

One  platform  was  erected  near  the  Monument  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  the  Statue,  the  Masonic  Lodges,  Handel  and 
Haydn  Society,  and  the  Germania  Band  —  the  latter  of  which 
furnished  excellent  music  previous  to  the  commencement  of 
the  ceremonies. 


112  ROUTE   AND    DECORATIONS. 

The  Statue  was  within  an  enclosure  composed  of  Ameri- 
can flags,  previous  to  its  Inauguration,  but  the  transparent 
nature  of  the  drapery  did  not  prevent  a  view  of  its  outlines. 

On  the  platform,  occupied  by  the  officers  and  guests  of  the 
Association,  in  addition  to  those  whose  names  have  been 
given  as  forming  the  First  Division  of  the  procession,  were 
Geo.  Peabody,  Esq.,  of  London ;  Hon.  N.  P.  Banks,  Peter 
Cooper,  Esq.,  of  New  York ;  Dr.  Hayes,  (the  Arctic  Ex- 
plorer,) Hon.  Josiah  Quincy,  Jr.,  Hon.  Anson  Burlingame, 
and  Major  Benham,  of  the  Army.  Benjamin  Smith,  of 
Wayland,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  also  occupied  a  seat  on 
the  platform. 

Joseph  Warren  Newcomb,  Jr.,  and  Miss  Sarah  A.  New-r 
comb,  great-grand  children  and  the  only  surviving  descend- 
ants of  Gen.  Joseph  Warren,  were  present.  Miss  Newcomb 
wore  a  bracelet  woven  by  the  wife  of  Gen.  Warren  from  his 
hair. 

Nathaniel  P.  Willis,  Esq.,  the  distinguished  poet  and  author, 
was  seated  among  the  audience,  near  the  Speakers'  platform. 
Professors  C.  C.  Felton  and  Joseph  Levering,  and  other 
Professors  of  Harvard  University,  and  many  other  gentle- 
men distinguished  for  learning,  literature,  and  science,  were 
also  present. 

The  assemblage  of  ladies  in  the  pavilion  was  large  and 
brilliant,  and  added  beauty,  grace,  and  interest  to  the  occasion. 
At  four  o'clock,  being  about  the  hour  at  which  the  battle 
commenced  eighty-two  years  before  on  the  same  spot,  the 
great  audience  had  become  seated  and  the  exercises  were 
opened  with  music  and  proceeded  to  their  final  conclusion,  as 
already  related. 


MASONIC    SERVICES, 


After  the  Address  of  Hon.  John  T.  Heard,  Grand  Master 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts,  as  given  on  preceding 
pages,  the  services  then  proceeded  as  follows :  — 

Grand  Master.  E-.  "W.  Senior  Grand  Warden:  In  ac- 
cordance with  the  vote  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Massachusetts, 
passed  at  the  communication  of  that  body,  held  in  Boston, 
in  March  last,  we  are  assembled  here  to  assist  in  the  Inau- 
guration of  this  Statue  of  Major  General  JOSEPH  WARREN, 
which  has  been  sculptured  by  a  skilful  artist,  under  the 
patronage  of  a  number  of  public  spirited  citizens,  in  honor 
of  him  whose  devotion  to  his  country's  cause,  in  its  struggle 
for  National  Independence,  terminated  his  life.  This  illus- 
trious individual,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  occupied  the 
highest  station  in  our  Order,  which  he  had,  for  a  series  of 
years,  filled  with  distinguished  ability :  It  is  my  order, 
therefore,  that  the  Brethren  and  all  others  present,  maintain 
silence,  that  our  solemn  services  may  be  duly  observed. 

Senior  Grand  Warden,  (Bradford  L.  Wales.)  —  R.  W. 
Junior  Grand  Warden :  As  the  solemn  rites  of  Freemasonry, 
appropriate  to  the  Inauguration  of  a  Statue  erected  to  the 
memory  of  General  WARREN,  —  a  past  Grand  Master,  —  are 
now  to  take  place,  you  will  enjoin  upon  the  Brethren,  and  all 

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114  MASONIC    SERVICES. 

others  who    are   present,    to  observe   the  decorum  befitting 
the  place  and  the  occasion. 

Junior  Grand  Warden,  (J.  H.  Sheppard.)  —  Brethren,  and 
all  others  who  are  present :  You  will  take  notice  that  the 
M.  W.  Grand  Master  will  now  perform  the  ceremonies 
adapted  to  the  Inauguration  of  a  Statue.  Let  order  and 
silence  prevail. 

The  following  Hymn,  written  by  Rev.  Wm.  R.  Alger, 
was  sung  by  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society,  (tune — Old 
Hundred,}  the  audience  uniting  :  — 

When  once  of  old,  in  Israel, 

Our  early  brethren  wrought  with  toil, 
Jehovah's  blessing  on  them  fell 

In  showers  of  CORN,  and  WINE,  and  OIL. 

When  there  a  shrine  to  Him,  alone, 

They  built,  with  worship  sin  to  foil, 
On  threshold  and  on  corner  stone' 

They  poured  out  CORN,  and  WINE,  and  OIL. 

When  once  our  noble  WARREN,  moved 

Athwart  the  battle's  dread  turmoil, 
And  shed  his  martyr  blood,  it  proved 

Our  country's  CORN,  and  WINE,  and  OIL. 

And  we  have  come,  fraternal  bands, 
With  joy,  and  pride,  and  prosperous  spoil, 

To  honor  him  by  votive  hands, 
With  streams  of  CORN,  and  WINE,  and  OIL. 

The  Statue  of  our  Master  Grand, 

We  plant  upon  this  hallowed  soil  — 
Hark,  to  the  shoutings  of  the  land  ! 

Pour  on  it  CORN,  and  WINE,  and  OIL. 

Here  where  he  fell,  stand  it  for  aye  ; 

Nor  serpent  round  it  ever  coil, 
But  to  the  latest  ages  say  — 

'T  was  placed  'midst  CORN,  and  WINE,  and  OIL  ! 


MASONIC   SERVICES.  115 

Grand  Master.  —  R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master :  What  is 
the  proper  Jewel  of  your  office. 

Deputy  Grand  Master.  —  (Rev.  "William  Flint.)  The 
Square. 

Grand  Master.  —  Have  you  applied  the  Square  to  those 
parts  of  the  Foundation-Stone  that  should  be  square  ? 

Deputy  Grand  Master.  —  I  have,  Most  "Worshipful,  and 
the  Craftsmen  have  done  their  duty. 

Grand  Master.  —  R.  "W.  Senior  Grand  "Warden  :  What  is 
the  proper  Jewel  of  your  office  ? 

Senior  Grand  Warden.  —  The  Level. 

Grand  Master.  —  Have  you  applied  the  Level  to  the 
Foundation-Stone. 

Senior  Grand  Warden.  —  I  have,  Most  Worshipful,  and 
the  Craftsmen  have  done  their  duty. 

Grand  Master.  —  R.  W.  Junior  Grand  Warden  :  What  is 
the  proper  Jewel  of  your  office  ? 

Junior  Grand  Warden.  —  The  Plumb. 

Grand  Master.  — •  Have  you  applied  the  Plumb  to  the  sev- 
eral edges  of  the  Foundation-Stone  ? 

Junior  Grand  Warden.  —  I  have,  Most  Worshipful,  and 
the  Craftsmen  have  done  their  duty. 

Grand  Master. — -The  Craftsmen  having  skilfully  and 
faithfully  performed  their  duty,  I  declare  the  Foundation- 
Stone  of  this  Statue  "well  formed,  true,  and  trusty." 

Rev.  Noah  M.  Gaylord,  one  of  the  Grand  Chaplains,  then 
read  the  following  selections  from  the  Bible  :  — 

"  Therefore  God  give  thee  of  the  dew  of  Heaven,  and  the  fatness  of 
the  earth,  and  plenty  of  corn,  and  wine."  [Genesis  xxvii.  28. 

"  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  took  the  stone  that  he 
had  put  for  his  pillows,  and  set  it  up  for  a  pillar,  and  poured  oil  upon  the 
top  of  it."  [Genesis  xxviii.  18. 


116  MASONIC    SERVICES, 


"  Then  shalt  thou  take  the  anointing  oil,  and  pour  it  upon  his  head,  and 
anoint  him."  [Exodus  xxix.  7. 

"  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing  oil,  and  anoint  the  tabernacle,  and 
all  that  is  therein,  and  shalt  hallow  it,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof ;  and 
it  shall  be  holy."  [Exodus  xl.  9. 

"  That  I  will  give  you  the  rain  of  your  land  in  his  due  season,  the  first 
rain,  and  the  latter  rain,  that  thou  mayest  gather  in  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine, 
and  thine  oil."  [Deuteronomy  xi.  14. 

"  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within  thy  gates  the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  or  of  thy 
wine,  or  of  thy  oil."  [Deuteronomy  xii.  17. 

"  Now,  therefore,  the  wheat,  and  the  barley,  the  oil,  and  the  wine,  which 
my  Lord  hath  spoken  of,  let  him  send  unto  his  servants."  [2  Chronicles  ii.  15. 

"  I  have  found  David,  my  servant ;  with  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed 
him."  [Psalms  Ixxxix.  20. 

"  And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man,  and  oil  to  make  his  face 
to  shine,  and  bread  which  strengthened  man's  heart."  [Psalms  civ.  15. 

"  And  the  earth  shall  bear  the  corn,  and  the  wine,  and  the  oil ;  and  they 
shall  hear  Jezreel."  [Hosea  ii.  22. 

"  They  that  dwell  under  his  shadow  shall  return ;  they  shall  revive 
as  the  corn,  and  grow  as  the  vine ;  the  scent  thereof  shall  be  as  the  wine 
of  Lebanon."  [Hosea  xiv.  7. 

"  The  field  is  wasted,  the  land  mourneth ;  for  the  corn  is  wasted ;  the  new 
wine  is  dried  up,  the  oil  languisheth."  [Joel  i.  10. 

"  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer  and  say  unto  his  people,  Behold,  I  will  send 
you  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil,  a'nd  ye  shall  be  satisfied  therewith."  [Joel  ii.  19. 

The  Grand  Master  took  the  cup  containing  the  Corn,  and 
delivered  it  to  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  (Rev.  William 
Mint,)  who  poured  it  upon  the  ground,  saying  :  — 

"  May  the  Supreme  Architect  of  the  Universe  strengthen 
and  sustain  the  Craftsmen  to  finish  the  work  founded  by  their 
fathers  as  shall  best  redound  to  His  honor,  and  the  welfare 
of  this  nation." 

[The  corn  used  was  taken  from  a  parcel  of  wheat,  part  of 
which  was  used  at  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the 
Bunker  Hill  Monument,  in  1825.  The  Grand  Master  is  in- 
debted for  it  to  the  kindness  of  Mrs.  Appleton,  the  widow 
of  Brother  Benjamin  B.  Appleton,  who  was  at  that  time  a 
Deacon  of  the  Grand  Lodge.] 


MASONIC    SERVICES.  117 

The  cup  containing  the  Wine,  having  in  like  manner  been 
delivered  to  the  Senior  Grand  Warden,  (Hon.  Bradford  L. 
Wales,)  he  poured  it  upon  the  ground,  saying :  — 

"  May  the  Giver  of  All  Things  bestow  His  blessing  upon 
all  patriotic  and  benevolent  undertakings,  and  plenteously 
bestow  upon  this  people  that  virtue,  and  wisdom,  which  shall 
enable  them  to  preserve  and  transmit  to  succeeding  genera- 
tions the  privileges  they  enjoy." 

The  cup  containing  the  Oil,  having  been  delivered  to  the 
Junior  Grand  Warden,  (John  PL  Sheppard,  Esq.,)  he  poured 
it  upon  the  ground,  saying  :  — • 

"  May  the  Great  Ruler  of  the  Universe  preserve  the  Union 
of  the  United  States,  and  may  it  be  a  bond  of  Friendship  and 
Brotherly  Love  that  shall  endure  through  all  time." 

The  Junior  Grand  Warden  then  repeated  in  an  eloquent 
manner,  an  Ode  written  by  himself,  as  follows  :  — 

Spots  there  are,  forgotten  never, 

Spots  where  freemen  died,  or  won ; 
Glory  shines  on  them  forever, 

As  it  shone  on  MARATHON. 

Mark  yon  granite  column  towering, 

Looming  up  o'er  land  arid  sea ; 
There  the  storm  of  war,  first  lowering, 

Burst  on  our  Thermopylae. 

There  the  dreadful  onset  braving, 

Our  Grand  Master  fought  and  fell, 
Like  dying  Knight  with  Red  Cross  waving, 

While  the  trumpet  sounds  his  knell. 

Pioneer  to  peace  and  glory, 

Nobly  was  his  life-blood  spent ; 
He  needs  no  stone  to  tell  his  story, 

BUNKER  HILL  —  his  Monument. 


118  MASONIC    SERVICES. 

Hark  !  responding  to  each  other, 

Spirits  on  this  hill-top  wait, 
While  the  Statue  of  our  Brother, 

Solemnly  we  consecrate. 

Corn,  Wine,  and  Oil,  were  symbols  given, 

In  primeval  Palestine, 
When  brethren  sought  a  boon  from  Heaven, 

Upon  temple,  church,  or  shrine. 

WINE  — from  th'  rich  grape's  blushing  fountain, 

CORN  —  which  grew  in  field,  or  glen, 
On  —  from  the  Olive's  sunny  mountain, 

Were  the  pure  oblations  then. 

Shade  of  WARREN  !     From  thy  dwelling 

View  thy  happy  native  land ;  — 
From  sea  to  sea,  our  UNION  swelling  — 

Oh  !  forever  may  it  stand. 

The  Grand  Master  in  an  impressive  manner  then  said  :  — 

"  May  Corn,  Wine,  and  Oil,  which  the  Craftsmen  employ 
as  symbols  of  *  Health,  Plenty,  and  Peace,'  abound  among 
men  throughout  the  world ;  and  may  this  Statue  long  con- 
tinue to  stand  upon  this  eminence  as  a  memorial  of  affection- 
ate gratitude  to  one  who  sacrificed  his  life  for  the  benefit  of 
mankind." 

The  Benediction  was  then  pronounced  by  Rev.  Dr.  Os- 
good,  of  Springfield,  Grand  Chaplain,  as  follows :  — 

"May  the  blessing  of  Almighty  God,  the  Ruler  of  the 
Universe,  in  whom  we  all  live,  move,  and  have  our  being, 
the  Being  who  has  bestowed  upon  us  so  many  individual 
blessings,  and  so  many  national  blessings,  who  has  brought 
us  together  on  this  occasion,  to  render  honor  to  the  memory 
of  one  to  whom  honor  is  due — may  the  blessing  of  that 
God  be  upon  us,  and  continue  to  bless  us,  until  time  shall  be 
no  longer.  For  Christ's  sake,  amen  !  " 

Response  by  the  Brethren  —  "  So  mote  it  be  !  " 


HISTORY    OF    THE    STATUE 


HISTORY    OF    THE    STATUE, 


THE  Committee  of  Arrangements  are  happy  in  being 
able  to  present  to  their  readers,  in  connection  with  these 
pages,  a  likeness  of  Colonel  THOMAS  HANDASYD  PERKINS, 
who  alone  has  the  great  honor  of  being  the  originator  of  the 
Statue  of  General  WARREN.  On  the  day  of  the  battle  of 
Bunker  Hill,  he  was  in  the  eleventh  year  of  his  age,  and 
though  then  a  mere  boy,  he  was  old  enough  to  be  deeply 
impressed  by  the  striking  occurrences  of  that  day,  as  they 
were  related  to  him  at  the  time,  and  especially  by  the  heroic 
death  of  the  first  great  martyr  of  the  American  Revolution. 
After  the  lapse  of  three-quarters  of  a  century,  and  upon  the 
anniversary  on  which  the  glorious  event  was  so  appro- 
priately commemorated  by  Hon.  EDWARD  EVERETT  —  the 
orator  of  that  occasion  also  —  Col.  PERKINS  chose  a  fitting 
opportunity  to  make  known  to  the  Association  his  proposi- 
tion that,  should  the  question  of  a  Monument  to  the  memory 
of  Gen.  WARREN  come  before  them,  he  would  subscribe  one 
thousand  dollars  in  aid  of  the  object. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument 
Association,  held  July  1st,  1850,  this  munificent  offer  was 
communicated,  and  was,  by  vote  of  the  meeting,  referred  to  a 
Committee  consisting  of  the  President,  Hon.  G.  WASHING- 
TON WARREN,  Hon.  EDWARD  EVERETT,  and  Hon.  FRANKLIN 
DEXTER,  who  were  instructed  to  report  thereon  at  the  next 
meeting. 

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122  HISTORY   OF   THE   STATUE. 

On  motion  of  Hon.  WILLIAM  APPLETON,  it  was  also 

Voted,  That  the  Secretary  be  requested  to  communicate  to  Hon.  THOMAS 
H.  PERKINS,  that  the  members  of  this  Association  will  ever  remember  with 
gratitude  the  interest  he  has  taken  in  the  Association, —  having  been  one 
of  its  founders.  They  thank  him  for  his  liberal  offer,  trusting  that  he  may 
long  enjoy  the  fruits  of  a  well-spent  life  of  munificence  to  all  patriotic  and 
benevolent  institutions. 

This  Committee  had  several  meetings  for  consultation,  and 
were  at  last  brought  to  the  conclusion  that  the  most  appro- 
priate Monument  to  General  WARREN  would  be  a  Statue  of 
him  of  heroic  size.  They  therefore  reported  to  the  Asso- 
ciation that  a  subscription  be  opened  for  a  Statue,  and  that 
a  memorial  be  addressed  to  Congress  praying  that  an  ap- 
propriation in  aid  of  it  be  made  by  way  of  executing  the 
Resolve  of  the  Continental  Congress,  passed  April  8,  1777. 
As  this  resolve  contemplated  the  erection  of  "  a  Monument 
to  Gen.  WARREN,  in  the  town  of  Boston,"  it  was  thought 
advisable,  in  order  to  secure  the  appropriation  from  Congress, 
to  propose  that  the  Statue  be  placed  in  Faneuil  Hall,  should 
the  City  Government  of  Boston  consent  to  receive  it. 

This  report  was  unanimously  accepted,  and  the  same  Com- 
mittee were  clothed  with  full  powers  to  act  in  the  premises. 
A  subscription  was  opened  for  the  Statue ;  Col.  PERKINS 
heartily  adopted  the  recommendation  of  the  Committee,  and 
subscribed  the  generous  sum  he  first  named.  Two  other 
liberal  subscriptions  were  also  immediately  obtained  ;  those  of 
Hon.  JOHN  WELLES  and  SAMUEL  APPLETON,  Esq. 

Hon.  AMOS  LAWRENCE  subscribed  his  name,  leaving  the 
sum  to  be  determined  thereafter.  A  memorial  was  also  ad- 
dressed to  Congress.  It  was  presented  to  the  Senate  of 
the  United  States,  in  1850,  and  referred  to  one  of  the 
Standing  Committees;  but  no  report  was  made  thereon. 
The  matter  was  called  up  in  the  thirty-second  and  also  in 


HISTORY   OF  THE   STATUE*  123 

the  thirty-third  Congress,  but  no  report  or  bill  was  made 
upon  the  subject. 

In  the  year  1854,  the  Committee  of  the  Association  gave 
up  all  hope  of  receiving  any  aid  from  Congress,  and  de- 
cided that  the  work  should  be  carried  on  by  private  effort. 
The  four  subscribers  above-named  had  deceased ;  but  their 
executors  were  ready  to  pay  the  subscriptions  should  the 
work  go  on.  The  sum  left  blank  by  AMOS  LAWRENCE  was 
carried  out  by  his  sons,  AMOS  A.  and  WILLIAM  R.  LAW- 
RENCE ;  and  a  like  sum  was  subscribed  by  his  brother,  Hon. 
ABBOTT  LAWRENCE.  A  sufficient  amount  was  thus  sub- 
scribed to  authorize  the  commencement  of  the  work,  and 
satisfactory  assurances  were  then  given  to  the  Committee 
that  the  deficiency  would  be  made  up  by  the  time  of  its 
completion.  The  Committee  therefore  determined  to  give 
the  order  to  some  American  sculptor  for  the  execution  of 
the  Statue.* 

Col.  PERKINS  had,  in  one  of  his  letters  to  the  Committee, 
recommended  to  their  consideration  Mr.  HENRY  DEXTER, 
of  Cambridgeport,  as  a  Sculptor  fully  competent  to  under- 
take the  work.  This  letter  referred  to  certain  works  exe- 
cuted by  him  as  being  evidences  of  great  merit,  and  as 
proof  that  he  could  execute  the  order  for  the  Statue  — ' 
should  it  be  given  to  him  —  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  As- 
sociation and  of  the  community.  Col.  PERKINS  had  deceased 
in  the  early  part  of  this  year  —  (January  llth,  1854;) 
and  the  Committee  thought  that  his  recommendation  should 
be  respectfully  considered.  Upon  examination  and  inquiry, 
they  were  satisfied  that  the  recommendation  should  be 
adopted.  They  unanimously  voted  to  give  the  order  to 

*  Col.  Perkins  in  one  of  his  letters  observes,  "  I  should  prefer  that  such 
an  emblem  of  the  Patriotism  of  the  General  should  be  by  an  American 
Artist,  and  made  upon  American  ground  ;  the  expense  of  importing  a  block 
tvould  probably  be  less  than  that  df  the  Statue  when  finished."  *  *  *  * 


124  HISTORY    OF   THE   STATUE. 

Mr.  DEXTER,  who  required  two  years  in  which  to  fulfil 
it,  after  a  design  to  be  by  him  prepared  should  be  sub- 
mitted to  and  approved  by  them. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Association,  in  1855,  Hon. 
Mr.  EVERETT,  on  behalf  of  the  Committee,  reported  that 
they  had  made  an  agreement  with  Mr.  DEXTER;  and  that 
he  had  then  completed  his  design  of  the  Statue,  which  the 
Committee  had  approved.  He  also  reported  that  Hon. 
FRANKLIN  DEXTER  desired  to  withdraw  from  the  Commit- 
tee, "  in  consequence  of  his  pressing  engagements,  and  his 
absence  from  the  city  and  its  neighborhood."  He  was  con- 
sequently excused,  and  Dr.  WILLIAM  E.  LAWRENCE  was 
placed  on  the  Committee  in  his  stead. 

The  Committee  took  occasion  to  make  several  visits  to 
the  studio  of  the  Sculptor,  in  Cambridgeport,  while  he  was 
modelling  from  his  design.  At  the  annual  meeting,  in  1856, 
they  reported  the  work  to  be  in  a  satisfactory  state  of 
progress ;  and  they  were  then  instructed  to  use  their  exer- 
tions to  have  the  Statue  ready  for  delivery,  so  that  it  might 
be  inaugurated  on  the  ensuing  anniversary,  June  17,  1857. 
The  Committee  did  everything  in  their  power  to  carry  out 
the  proposed  arrangement,  while  Mr.  DEXTER,  on  his  part, 
made  the  most  sedulous  and  unremitting  exertions  to  ac- 
complish his  task  in  season. 

As  the  Directors  were  disappointed  in  their  expectation 
of  receiving  an  appropriation  from  the  National  Congress, 
in  discharge  of  the  honorary  obligation  imposed  upon  them 
by  the  resolve  of  the  Continental  Congress,  before  referred 
to,  it  was  no  longer  deemed  expedient  to  request  the  City 
Government  of  Boston  to  accept  the  Statue,  and  to  provide 
for  its  reception  in  Faneuil  Hall.  On  the  contrary,  as  the 
work  had  been  commenced  and  carried  on  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Association,  there  was  no  reason  why  it  should  not 
be  kept  under  their  care,  and  be  placed  on  their  own 


HISTORY   OF  THE   STATUE.  125 

grounds.  The  Committee  were  desirous  that  Bunker  Hill 
should  be  the  place  of  destination  for  the  Statue ;  and  the 
Sculptor  concurred  in  the  opinion,  alleging,  among  other 
reasons,  that  Fanueil  Hall  was  not  suitably  adapted  for  the 
exposition  of  Statuary.  Accordingly,  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Directors,  held  March  6,  1857,  on  motion  of  Hon.  Mr. 
EVERETT,  it  was  unanimously  decided  that  a  temporary 
.building  be  immediately  erected  by  the  Committee,  near  the 
Monument,  for  the  reception  of  the  Statue,  until  the  means 
could  be  obtained  for  the  erection  of  a  Granite  Lodge,  in 
which  should  be  a  room,  properly  arranged  as  a  fit  and  per- 
manent depository  of  this  Statue,  and  "  of  such  other  appro- 
priate works  of  art  as  the  Directors  may  hereafter  determine 
to  place  therein." 

As  soon  as  it  was  decided  that  the  Statue  should  be  placed 
on  Bunker  Hill,  and  there  inaugurated  upon  the  ensuing 
anniversary,  the  Committee  applied  themselves  to  obtaining 
additional  subscriptions  to  provide  for  its  payment.  To  their 
appeal  a  hearty  response  was  given  by  this  community.  The 
amount  necessary  to  defray  the  cost  of  the  Statue  was  readily 
obtained. 

After  this  had  been  done,  the  heirs  of  Dr.  JOHN  C. 
WARREN,  desirous  of  testifying  their  respect  to  the  memory 
of  the  illustrious  hero,  to  whom  they  were  so  nearly  related, 
signified  to  the  Committee  their  willingness  to  contribute  a 
suitable  pedestal  for  the  Statue.  Their  offer  was  cordially 
accepted.  The  splendid  pedestal  which  now  supports  the 
Statue, —  made  of  a  block  of  Verd  Antique,  provided  by  the 
Roxbury  Verd  Antique  Marble  Company,  from  Roxbury, 
Vermont,  and  prepared  and  finished  by  A.  WENTWORTH  & 
COMPANY,  of  Boston,  from  a  design  given  by  Mr.  DEX- 
TER,—  is  the  result  of  this  liberal  contribution.  It  rests 
upon  a  solid  foundation  of  granite,  laid  deep  in  the  ground, 
and  cemented  firmly  together.  There  may  it  forever  rest, 


126  HISTORY   OF  THE  STATUE. 

supporting  this  noble  work  of  art,  itself  a  beautiful  speci- 
men of  American  production,  both  in  material  and  work* 
manship,  and  a  permanent  memorial  of  the  patriotism  of  the 
generous  donors. 

In  providing  a  temporary  building  for  the  Statue,  and  also 
for  an  office  to  the  Monument,  the  Committee  were  fortunate 
to  secure  the  gratuitous  and  valuable  services  of  GEORGE  A. 
PARKER,  Esq.,  Consulting  Eailroad  Engineer  and  Architect, 
who  planned  it  and  superintended  its  erection.  It  is  a 
monumental  building,  twenty-eight  and  a  half  feet  square, 
and  twenty  feet  high  to  the  top  of  the  pediment.  Con- 
sidering the  difficulty  of  the  task  —  the  planning  of  an  ap- 
propriate building  to  be  placed  near  the  Obelisk,  and  adapted 
to  the  different  purposes  desired — >and  considering,  also, 
the  present  limited  means  of  the  Association,  the  design  may 
be  deemed  very  successful,  and  will  be  of  great  assistance 
in  the  designing  of  a  permanent  structure  which  is  des- 
tined at  some  future  time  to  take  its  place.  The  unwonted 
exertions  of  the  various  mechanics  employed  in  erecting  this 
building,  and  doing  the  other  work  connected  with  it,  in 
season  for  the  celebration,  have  been  duly  acknowledged. 

On  the  day  of  the  celebration,  the  Statue  was  placed  upon 
a  platform  within  the  Pavilion.  During  the  evening,  ar- 
rangements having  been  previously  made,  it  was  illuminated 
by  gas-light,  and  was  visited  by  several  thousands.  The 
effect  of  it  upon  the  beholders  was  peculiarly  grand.  In  the 
glare  of  the  brilliant  and  waving  flames  of  light,  the 
features  of  the  hero  seemed  to  beam  with  deep  and  living 
expression,  and  his  whole  figure  to  be  endowed  with  intelli- 
gence and  power. 

On  the  day  after  the  celebration,  the  Statue  was  temporarily 
encased  in  a  wooden  box,  and  then  removed  and  securely 
placed  upon  its  pedestal.  This  has  been  so  arranged  that 
the  permanent  edifice,  to  be  hereafter  erected,  may  be  built 


HISTORY   OF   THE   STATUE.  127 

around  and  may  enclose  the  present  building,  which  can  then 
be  taken  away.  There  is  reason,  therefore,  to  hope  that, 
inasmuch  as  the  Statue  of  Gen.  WARREN  has  been  inaugu- 
rated on  Bunker  Hill  with  such  imposing  ceremonies,  in  the 
view  of  so*  vast  an  assemblage,  and  to  the  joy  of  the  whole 
nation,  its  foundation  may  never  be  moved. 

From  the  different  notices  of  the  Statue  which  appeared  in 
the  journals  of  the  day,  the  following  extract  from  an  article 
published  in  one  of  the  local  papers  *  of  the  date  of  June 
6,  185T,  is  here  inserted :  — 

"  One  of  the  most  interesting  of  recent  events  in  the 
world  of  art  —  if  we  may  be  permitted  to  judge  —  is  the 
completion  of  the  Statue  of  General  WARREN,  by  our  fellow 
citizen,  HENRY  DEXTER.  When  erected  upon  its  pedestal,  on 
the  consecrated  spot  to  which  its  merits  are  to  add  a  new 
attraction,  it  will  tell  to  the  crowds,  daily  visiting  that  place, 
henceforth  that  Art  as  well  as  Heroism  is  native  to  the  soil. 
While,  on  the  one  hand,  the  visitor  to  Bunker  Hill  checks 
his  steps  to  read  with  reverence  upon  a  tablet  at  his  feet, 
"  Here  WARREN  fell,"  —  an  American  hero, —  on  the  other, 
the  form  of  the  illustrious  martyr  of  liberty  will  present 
itself  to  his  admiring  eye,  raised  by  American  art.  In  this 
we  may  be  excused  if  we  feel  some  local  pride.  The  Statue 
of  WARREN,  which,  in  the  judgment  of  those  who  have  seen 
it,  has  been  so  successfully  completed,  was  wrought  in  our 
own  city,  by  one  of  our  neighbors,  in  his  studio  at  home. 
No  journey  to  Italy  and  residence  among  the  monuments  of 
Grecian  art  was  deemed  necessary  to  the  achievement  of  the 
work.  The  sculptor  had  a  modern  hero  to  delineate,  and 
drew  his  inspiration  from  the  times  in  which  he  lived,  and 
the  character  which  in  his  deathless  words  and  deeds  he  left 
to  posterity. 

"  The  Statue  is  seven  feet  high,  of  the  best  Italian  marble, 
and  weighed  in  the  block  about  seven  tons.  It  is  draped  in 

*  Cambridge  Chronicle. 


128  HISTORY   OF   THE   STATUE. 


the  costume  of  the  revolutionary  period, —  the  model  of  the 
artist,  as  we  have  understood,  being  a  veritable  citizen's  suit 
of  Governor  HANCOCK,  which  has  come  down  to  our  gene- 
ration. The  attitude  of  the  figure  is  highly  dignified  and 
imposing.  The  right  hand  rests  upon  a  sword,  the  left  being 
raised  as  in  the  act  of  giving  emphasis  to  his  utterance.  The 
chest  is  thrown  out,  the  head,  which  is  uncovered,  is  eleva- 
ted, and,  upon  the  broad  brow,  and  the  firm,  manly  features 
of  the  face,  thought  and  soul  are  unmistakably  stamped.  As 
we  gaze  on  this  noble  figure,  we  imagine  that  we  see  the 
original  at  the  moment  when  the  imminent  peril  of  his  coun- 
try engrossed  his  thought,  and  the  great  idea  of  the  time 
thrilled  his  soul  with  its  inspiration.  There  is  a  spirit  in  the 
marble ;  and  the  old  days  come  vividly  up  as  you  stand  in 
the  grand  ideal  presence.  You  seem  to  see  the  gleam  of  the 
British  bayonets  ;  you  hear  the  footsteps  and  the  loud  words 
of  the  hurrying  and  excited  crowds  in  the  streets.  Thus  we 
believe  the  scenes  of  those  days  will  be  brought  up  to 
thousands  of  minds  when  it  shall  be  visited  in  its  place 
upon  the  grounds  with  which  the  hero's  name  is  forever 
associated." 

The  names  of  the  Subscribers  to  the  Statue  are  here  ap- 
pended. Let  it  be  hoped  that  this  successful  effort  will  be 
followed  by  others  of  a  like  character,  as  suggested  in  the 
preceding  addresses  ; —  and  that,  in  the  language  of  the  Com- 
mittee in  their  first  report,  made  in  1850,  "  the  artistic  talent 
of  the  country  may  be  employed  in  the  worthy  and  appro- 
priate office  of  transmitting  the  memory  of  its  great  men  and 
its  meritorious  deeds  to  after  times." 


SUBSCRIBERS  TO  THE   STATUE. 


ONE   THOUSAND    DOLLARS. 

*  Thomas  H.  Perkins,  Boston, 

FIVE   HUNDRED   DOLLARS. 

*  John  Welles,  Boston. 

*  Samuel  Appleton,  Boston. 

TWO    HUNDRED   DOLLARS. 

*  Amos  Lawrence,  Boston. 

*  Abbott  Lawrence,  Boston. 

ONE   HUNDRED   DOLLARS. 

G.  Washington  Warren,  Gharlestown. 

Peter  Hubbell,  Charlestown. 

James  Lee,  Jr.,  Charlestown. 

James  Hunnewell  &  Son,  Charlestoion. 

J.  Wiley  Edmands,  Newton. 

Jacob  Foss,  Charlestown. 

AVilliam  Carlcton,  Charlestown. 

Luther  V.  Bell,  Charlestown. 

James  Dana,  Charlestown. 

James  W.  Paige  &  Co.,  Boston, 

John  W.  Trull,  Boston. 

Josiah  Bradlee  &  Co.,  Boston. 

Charles  H.  Mills  &  Co.,  Boston. 

Lawrence,  Stone,  &  Co.,  Boston. 

Read,  Chadwick,  &  Dexter,  Boston. 

James  M.  Beebe  &  Co.,  Boston. 

Nathan  Appleton,  Boston. 

*  Deceased. 
17 


130 


SUBSCRIBERS    TO    THE   STATUE. 


FIFTY    DOLLARS. 


Stephen  Fairbanks, 
Johnson,  Sewall,  &  Co., 
P.  J.  Stone, 
"William  H.  Prescott, 
F.  Skinner  &  Co., 


TWENTY- FIVE   DOLLARS. 


Robert  C.  "Winthrop, 
William  R.  Lawrence, 
Isaac  Kendall, 
Walter  Hastings, 
Henry  A.  Pierce, 
Artemas  Tirrell, 
Lynde  A.  Huntington, 
Andrew  T.  Hall, 
Edward  Lawrence, 
James  Adams, 
Timothy  T.  SaAvyer, 
Richard  Frothingham,  Jr., 
George  B.  Neal, 
Josiah  F.  Guild, 
John  Hurd, 
George  Howe, 
Edward  Everett, 
Nathan  Matthews, 
Thomas  B.  Curtis, 
Sampson  &  Tappan, 
Isaac  Livermore, 
Samuel  Hooper, 
Albert  Fearing, 
Edward  S.  Rand, 
Benjamin  Loring, 
George  W.  Lyman, 
George  0.  Hovey, 
F.  W.  Lincoln,  Jr., 
John  P.  Rice, 
Wm.  W.  Wheildon, 


Boston. 

Boston. 
Charlestown. 
Charlestown. 

Boston. 
Charlestown. 
Charlestown. 

Boston. 
Charlestown. 
Charlestown. 
Charlestown. 
Charlestown. 
Charlestoivn. 
Charlestown. 
Charlesiown. 
Jtoxbury, 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston, 
Cambridge. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston. 

Boston, 

Boston. 

Boston, 

Boston. 
Charlestown, 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


THE  Committee  at  an  early  day  extended  their  invi- 
tations to  be  present  on  this  interesting  occasion,  to  the 
President  and  Vice  President  of  the  United  States, 
members  of  the  Cabinet,  Ex-Presidents  and  others  con- 
nected with  the  present  and  past  administrations ;  to 
Senators  in  Congress  and  Governors  of  all  the  States  ; 
to  distinguished  officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy ;  to  the 
Governor  and  Lieut.  Governor  and  Council  of  the 
Commonwealth,  and  other  officers  of  the  Executive 
Government ;  to  the  members  of  Congress  from  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  to  past  members  in  the  districts  of 
Middlesex  and  Suffolk;  to  the  Judiciary  of  the  Com- 
monwealth; to  the  Faculty  of  Harvard  College  and 
Presidents  and  Professors  of  other  seats  of  learning ; 
to  various  associations  and  other  bodies ;  to  the  several 
city  governments  of  the  State,  and  to  various  distin- 
guished persons  in  literary,  political  and  civil  life. 
Many  of  those  to  whom  these  invitations  were  ad- 


134  CORRESPONDENCE. 

dressed,  responded  to  them  by  their  presence  on  the 
occasion;  from,  many  others  letters  were  received, 
some  of  which  follow  in  these  pages,  and  from  others 
no  response  whatever  has  yet  reached  the  Committee. 
No  doubt  some  of  their  invitations  were  misdirected 
or  miscarried,  and  failed  to  reach  the  parties  for  whom 
they  were  intended  ;  and  with  respect  to  others,  their 
replies  may  have  met  with  a  similar  fate. 

It  would  have  been  extremely  gratifying  to  the  Com- 
mittee if  they  could  have  obtained  the  attendance  of 
the  Chief  Magistrate  of  the  country  and  of  distinguished 
and  patriotic  citizens  from  every  State  in  the  Union, 
in  order  more  emphatically  to  make  the  occasion  one 
of  national  interest  and  feeling,  and  thereby  re-kindle 
the  ardor  and  warm  into  living  acts  the  gratitude 
we  owe  to  our  daring  and  patriotic  ancestors,  for 
the  liberty  and  glory  we  now  enjoy  as  a  nation.  The 
next  thing  to  the  presence  of  such  representatives  was 
the  expression  of  their  interest  in  the  occasion,  and  this 
many  of  them  have  given  to  us  in  the  letters  which 
follow. 


OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE.  135 


Letter  to  the  President  of  the  United  States. 

CHARLESTOWN,  April  2d,  1857. 
SIR: 

Desirous  of  commemorating  the  noble  deeds  of  our  Fathers, 
and  of  contributing  to  the  patriotic  feeling  of  the  country,  and  thereby 
promoting  national  harmony  and  union, — the  Bunker  Hill  Monument 
Association  will  inaugurate  on  the  17th  of  June  next — the  82d  Anni- 
versary of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill — a  Statue  of  Gen.  Joseph 
Warren,  near  the  spot  where  he  fell,  the  first  great  martyr  in  the 
cause  of  American  Independence.  Addresses  will  be  delivered  on 
the  occasion  by  Hon,  Edward  Everett  and  other  distinguished  citi- 
33ns,  and  arrangements  are  to  be  made  for  a  celebration  of  more  than 
ordinary  interest. 

In  compliance  with  the  wishes  of  the  Association  and  the  general 
desire  of  our  citizens,  the  undersigned,  a  Committee  for  that  purpose, 
most  respectfully  invite  you  to  honor  the  occasion  with  your  presence. 

The  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  the  great  early  contest  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  the  conflagration  of  Charlestown,  the  great  early  sacrifice 
in  the  cause  of  our  country's  rights,  have  rendered  the  scene  of  these 
events  memorable,  and  this  spot  so  celebrated  in  the  history  of  our 
country,  has  been  visited  by  nearly  all  your  predecessors,  and  is 
regarded,  we  feel  assured,  with  equal  interest  by  yourself.  And  cer- 
tainly no  opportunity  for  an  official  visit  of  the  President  to  Bunker 


136  OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE. 

Hill  could  be  more  appropriate  or  timely  than  the  one  now  proposed. 
We  need  not  add  how  gratifying  it  would  be  to  us  personally,  as 
well  as  to  the  Association  we  have  the  honor  to  represent,  and  the 
people  of  this  Commonwealth,  if  you  should  be  pleased  to  accept 
this  invitation. 

We  are,  sir,  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servants, 

G.  WASHINGTON  WARREN, 
WM.  W.  WHEILDON, 
TIMO.  T.  SAWYER, 

FREDERIC  W.  LINCOLN,  JR. 
JAMES  BUCHANAN, 

President  of  the  United  States. 


The  President's  Reply. 

WASHINGTON,  May  13,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  had  the  honor  to  receive  your  kind  invitation,  on 
behalf  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  to  be  present 
on  their  approaching  anniversary  at  the  Inauguration  of  "a  Statue 
of  General  Joseph  Warren  near  the  spot  where  he  fell."  I  regret 
that  public  duties  of  grave  and  pressing  importance  will  prevent 
me  from  enjoying  this  privilege. 

The  erection  of  a  Statue  to  General  Warren  is  a  tribute  of 
gratitude  eminently  due  to  the  memory  of  the  first  great  martyr 
in  the  cause  of  American  Independence.  At  the  present  moment 


OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE.  137 

it  cannot  fail  to  have  a  happy  effect  in  recalling  the  memory  of 
the  present  generation  from  topics  of  dangerous  political  excite- 
ment to  the  heroic  age  of  the  Republic, — "  to  the  times  which 
tried  men's  souls."  General  Warren  no  more  belongs  to  Massa- 
chusetts than  the  Father  of  his  Country  belongs  to  Virginia. — 
The  name  and  the  fame  of  the  heroes  and  the  statesmen  of  the 
Revolution  belong  to  the  United  States  of  America  as  a  common 
property, — as  a  glorious  bond  of  Union  between  the  several 
States.  May  the  day  never  arrive  when  this  bond  shall  be 
severed,  and  when  the  people,  with  eacreligious  hands,  shall  tear 
down  the  temple  erected  and  dedicated  by  their  great  forefathers 
to  the  Constitution,  to  the  Union,  and  to  civil  and  religious 
liberty ! 

Repeating  my  regrets  that  I  cannot  be  with  you  on  this  inter- 
esting occasion,  I  remain, 

Yours  very  truly, 

JAMES  BUCHANAN. 

Messrs.  Or.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W,  Lincoln,  Jr., 


The  Chairman  of  the  Committee  received  a  private 
letter  from  the  Vice  President,  Mr.  Breckinridge,  in 
reply  to  their  invitation,  and  were  referred  to  his  letter 
to  the  State  Committee,  which  has  since  been  placed 
in  their  hands,  and  will  be  found  in  the  correspondence 
with  that  Committee. 


138  OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE. 


Invitation  to  the  Legislature. 


[A  letter  similar  to  the  following  was  at  the  same 
time  addressed  to  the  House  of  Representatives,  both 
branches  being  then  in  session.] 

To  the  Honorable  the  Senate 

of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  : 

THE  Bunker-Hill  Monument  Association  propose  on  the  17th  of 
June,  to  Inaugurate  with  public  ceremonies  a  marble  Statue  of  Gen- 
eral Joseph  Warren,  the  first  distinguished  martyr  in  the  cause  which 
he  so  early  and  so  ardently  espoused. 

Gen.  Warren,  at  the  time  of  his  death  and  for  some  time  previ- 
ously, held  the  important  position  under  the  first  Provincial  Con- 
gress, of  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Public  Safety, — a  purely 
patriotic  body  exercising  both  civil  and  military  authority  in  the 
Colony, — and  was  elected  Major  General  only  three  days  before  the 
battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

It  has  been  thought  fitting  that  his  patriotic  and  important  servi- 
ces in  our  country's  trials, — when  the  rights  of  man  were  in  danger  by 
the  design  to  subject  our  fathers  to  unjust  legislation  and  tyrannical 
rule, — should  be  commemorated  and  his  fame  made  enduring  by  an 
imperishable  Statue  of  his  person,  to  be  erected  near  the  spot  where 
he  fell. 

In  this  grateful  and  patriotic  service, — alike  honorable  to  its  pro- 
jectors and  worthy  of  the  noble  spirit  of  the  man, — the  undersigned, 


• 

OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE.  139 

a  Committee  of  the  Association,  respectfully  invite  the  members  of 
your  Honorable  body  to  participate. 

The  ceremonies  will  take  place  in  the  presence  of  the  Association 
and  its  distinguished  guests,  under  a  pavilion  on  the  Monument 
Grounds  in  Charlestown. 

We  are  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servants, 

G.  WASHINGTON  WARREN, 
WM.  W.  WHEILDON, 
TIMOTHY  T.  SAWYER, 
FREDERIC  W.  LINCOLN,  JK. 
Charlestown,  May  20,  1857. 


Circular   of  Invitation.* 

[This  Circular  was  addressed  by  the  Committee  to 
the  Officers  of  the  General  and  State  Governments,  to 
Senators  and  Members  of  the  House  of  Representatives, 
to  Ex-Presidents  and  other  past  Officers  of  the  United 
States,  Officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy,  and  to  various 
distinguished  political,  literary  and  scientific  gentlemen 
in  different  parts  of  the  country.] 

CHARLESTOWN,  MASS.,  April  7th,  1857. 
SIR: 

The  Bunker-Hill  Monument  Association  propose  to  celebrate 
the  82d  Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker-Hill,  on  the  17th  of 
June  next,  by  the  Inauguration  of  a  Statue  of  General  Warren > 


140  OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE. 

Which  will  then  be  placed  upon  the  Battle  Ground ;  by  Addresses 
from  Hon.  Edward  Everett  and  other  distinguished  Gentlemen,  and 
by  other  appropriate  ceremonies. 

The  Committee  of  Arrangements  have  deemed  that  this  will  be  a 
celebration  of  no  ordinary  interest  and  importance,  and  they  there- 
fore respectfully  request  that  you  will  be  pleased  to  honor  them  with 
your  attendance  on  the  occasion. 

On  behalf  of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements. 

G.  WASHINGTON  WARREN, 
WM.  W.  WHEILDON, 
TIMO.  T.  SAWYER, 
FREDERIC  W.  LINCOLN,  JB. 


Vrocd  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 

WASHINGTON  CiTYj  June  1st, 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  received  your  invitation  to  attend  the  celebration  of 
the  82nd  Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  at  which 
time  it  is  proposed  to  place  a  Statue  of  Gen.  Warren  upon  the 
Battle  Ground. 

I  concur  most  heartily  with  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  in 
regarding  the  occasion  as  one  of  no  ordinary  interest,  and  regret 

that  my  official  duties  compel  me  to  decline  their  invitation  to  be 
present, 

I  trust  the  scene  will  draw  citizens  from  every  State  and  Terri- 
tory, of  every  religious  creed  and  political  faith,  and  that  they 
may  be  enabled  to  gather  a  new  inspiration  from  the  memories 
which  the  time  and  place  are  so  well  calculated  to  revive.  When 


OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE.  141 

our  Fathers  stood  upon  that  spot  eighty-two  years  ago,  they  were 
animated  with  a  patriotism  which  knew  no  latitude,  and  pandered  to 
no  prejudice.  It  was  worthy  of  the  men  and  the  age,  and  it  is  not 
strange  that  with  each  successive  year  we  should  feel  an  increasing 
veneration  for  the  memory  of  the  great  and  good  men,  who  have 
rendered  not  only  Bunker  Hill,  but  all  the  scenes  of  Revolutionary 
times,  objects  of  reverential  regard.  The  purpose  of  your  celebra- 
tion affords  to  our  countrymen,  in  every  clime,  whether  present  or 
absent,  at  home  or  abroad,  the  opportunity  of  discharging  two  im- 
portant obligations — the  one  to  the  illustrious  dead  in  honoring  their 
memory — the  other  to  the  restless,  active  living,  in  exciting  in  their 
hearts  the  same  broad  national  patriotism  which  has  stamped  the 
virtues  of  our  Revolutionary  Fathers  with  immortality. 

In  the  mutations  to  which  places,  individuals,  and  nations,  have 
been  subjected  in  man's  history,  no  locality,  except  one,  is  so  distin- 
guished for  the  influences  which  have  resulted  not  only  to  our  own 
land,  but  the  general  interests  of  mankind,  as  the  spot  "  where  the 
first  great  battle  of  the  American  Revolution  was  fought."  The 
ground  upon  which  you  stand  is  almost  holy,  and  the  associations 
which  Bunker  Hill  inspire  have  already  exerted,  and  will  continue 
to  exert,  a  power  upon  the  destiny  of  our  race  which  will  be  felt 
through  all  coming  time. 

The  duty  which  you  have  on  this  occasion  singled  out  as  due  to 
"  Him — the  first  great  martyr  in  this  great  cause  !  to  him — the  pre- 
mature victim  of  his  own  self-devoting  spirit !"  will  be  but  half  per- 
formed, if  you  suffer  the  opportunity  to  pass  without  re-kindling  in 
your  own  bosoms  those  sentiments  of  devotion  to  every  section, 
which  animated  him  while  living,  and  no  doubt  cheered  him  in  the 
beamless  gloom  of  death. 

The  day,  the  association,  and  the  tribute  you  are  offering  to  an 
elevated  patriotisms  unparalleled  in  history,  combine  to  mak^this  a 


142  OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE. 

fit  and  proper  time  to  renew  the  vows  which  our  ancestors  pledged, 
and  though  comparatively  few  may  have  the  happy  privilege  of  wit- 
nessing the  ceremonies  which  w^ill  add  new  lustre  to  the  day,  I  trust 
that  a  nation's  heart  will  throb  and  beat  through  you,  and  its  recol- 
lections will  inspire  in  every  patriot  a  new  zeal  to  "form  a  more  per- 
fect union,  establish  justice,  insure  domestic  tranquillity,  provide  for 
the  common  defence,  promote  the  general  welfare,  and  secure  the 
blessings  of  liberty  to  ourselves  and  our  posterity  forever." 

•I  am,  very  respectfully,  yours, 

HOWELL  COBB. 
Messrs.  G.  "Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 


From  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 

NAVY  DEPARTMENT,  May  22d,  1857. 
DEAR  SIR: 

I  have  received  through  yourself,  the  polite  invitation  of 
the  Committee  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  to  be 
present  at  the  82d  anniversary  of  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  on  the 
17th  of  Jane  next,  when  the  inauguration  of  a  Statue  of  Gen,  War- 
ren will  take  place.  The  occasion  is  one  of  the  highest  interest,  and 
I  should  participate  in  the  ceremonies  in  honor  of  the  memory  of 
Gen.  Warren  with  much  satisfaction,  did  not  official  engagements 
forbid  my  absence  at  the  time  designated. 

Be  pleased  to  express  to  the  Committee  my  regrets,  that  I  am 
unable  to  accept  their  invitation,  and  to  believe  me  to  be, 
Your  obedient  servant, 

I.  TOUCEY. 
r.   Washington  Warren. 


OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE.  143 


Prom  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C.,  May  14,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  commu- 
nication of  the  17th  ultimo,  transmitting  the  invitation  of  the  Bunker 
Hill  Monument  Association  to  be  present  at  an  extraordinary  cele- 
bration of  the  eighty-second  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker 
Hill,  by  the  inauguration  of  a  Statue  of  General  Warren. 

The  fame  of  Warren  is  peculiarly  dear  to  the  American  people  ; 
with  our  admiration  for  his  genius,  patriotism  and  self-devotion,  there 
mingles  a  sentiment  of  personal  affection  and  regret  at  the  remem- 
brance of  his  private  virtues  and  untimely  doom. 

No  nobler  record  of  the  orator,  the  patriot,  the  hero,  the  martyr 
of  freedom,  could  grace  the  pedestal  on  which  his  image  shall  stand, 
than  his  own  immortal  words  :  "Our  liberty,  it  must  be  preserved — 
it  is  far  dearer  than  life." 

To  take  part  in  the  grateful  tribute  you  design  to  his  memory 
would  be  an  eminent  gratification  to  me,  did  not  the  engrossing 
nature  of  my  official  duties  deny  me  the  privilege. 
With  respect,  I  am,  gentlemen, 

Your  most  obedient  servant, 

J.  THOMPSON. 

Messrs.  G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 


144  OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE. 

From  the  Attorney  General,  Hon.  J.  S.  Black. 

WASHINGTON,  April  13,  1857. 
SIR: 

A  press  of  public  duties  prevents  the  Attorney  General  from 
acknowledging  with  his  own  hand  your  kind  invitation,  to  participate 
in  the  celebration  on  Bunker  Hill  on  the  17th  of  June  next. 

It  is  not  probable  that  his  duties  will  suffer  him  to  be  present  with 
you  on  that  glad  occasion.  But  he  has  directed  me  to  thank  you 
and  through  you  the  Committee,  for  the  honor  you  have  done  him 
in  bidding  him  come  in  person  to  a  gathering  where  all  America  will 
be  present  in  spirit. 

I  am,  sir,  with  high  respect,  yours, 

JAMES  F.  SHUNK. 
Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren. 

From  Lieut.  General  Scott. 

HEADQUARTERS  OF  THE  ARMY,  ) 
New  York,  April  27,  1857.    J 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I   accept,   with    great    pleasure,   the    invitation  you  have 
done  me  the  honor  to  send  me,  to  witness  the  inauguration  of  a 
Statue  of  General  Warren,  at  Bunker  Hill,  on  the  approaching  anni- 
versary of  the  battle  that  inaugurated  our  glorious  Revolution. 
With  high  respect,  Gentlemen, 

I  remain  your  obedient  servant, 

WINFIELD  SCOTT, 
G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr.,  Esquires. 

NOTB.  In  a  subsequent  note,  as  ia  already  well  known,  Gen.  Scott  felt  obliged  to  cancel 
his  acceptance  and  was  not  present. 


OFFICIAL    CORRESPONDENCE.  145 

From  Major  General  Wool. 

TROY,  New  York,  May  25th,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  had  the  honor  to  receive  your  invitation  to  participate  in 
celebrating  the  anniversary  of  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  the  17th 
June  next,  by  the  inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren. 

I  regret  to  say  that  my  official  duties  will  not  allow  me  the  grati- 
fication of  being  with  you  on  «o  interesting  and  ever  memorable  day, 
the  17th  June,  to  do  honor  to  the  memory  of  one  who  sacrificed  him- 
self for  his  country  and  his  country's  good. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

JOHN  E.  WOOL. 

Messrs.  G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 


Prom  Lieut.  Colonel  Lay. 

HEADQUARTERS  OP  THE  ARMY,  ) 
New  York,  June  11,  1857.    j 
GENTLEMEN  : 

In  the  name  of  the  officers  of  the  staff  of  Lieut.  General 
Scott — myself  being  the  only  one  present — I  have  to  acknowledge 
the  invitation  for  the  17th  of  June,  with  which  the  Bunker  Hill 
Monument  Association,  through  you,  has  honored  us. 

The  other  officers  thus  honored  will,  I  am  sure,  feel  the  same 
regret  as  myself,  at  being  unable  to  accept  it. 

Lieut.  Col.  Scott  has  gone  to  Europe,  Major  McDowell  is  en  raiite 


146  CORRESPONDENCE. 

from  Texas  for  this  city,  and  Lieut.  Colonel  Thomas  is  absent  as  a 
member  of  Court  Martial,  at  Old  Point  Comfort.  Under  these  cir- 
cumstances, public  duties  will  not  permit  me  to  leave  the  office  here. 
I  need  not  add  that,  by  us,  though  absent,  as  by  every  American 
soldier,  will  be  paid  the  same  tribute  of  reverential  sympathy  in  that 
occasion  which  will  be  felt  throughout  our  land. 

May  I  not  add  the  expression  of  a  hope,  which  will  be  felt  by 
many,  that  in  reviving  the  associations  of  a  common  glory,  this 
touching  celebration  may  tend  to  re-knit  the  bonds  of  a  common 
cause. 

I  have  the  honor  to  remain,  Gentlemen, 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

GEORGE  W.  LAY. 
Lieut.  Colonel,  Acting  Ass't.  Adj't.  General. 

Messrs.  G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 


MAINE— Letter  from  Gov.  Williams. 

AUGUSTA,  ME.,  June  10,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

Tour  note  of  the  12th  May  ultimo,  containing  an  invi- 
tation, by  which  I  presume  you  intended  to  honor  the  State  in  the 
person  of  the  Executive,  has  been  received. 

Happening,  somewhat  out  of  the  usual  course  of  affairs,  to  occupy 
the  Executive  chair  of  the  State,  it  devolves  upon  me  to  acknowledge 
the  honor  of  the  invitation,  although  it  is  not  in  my  power  to  em- 
brace the  opportunity  it  offers  me  to  participate  in  the  attractive 


CORRESPONDENCE.  147 

ceremonies  to  which  you  refer.  I  am  interested,  nevertheless,  in 
every  measure  calculated  to  perpetuate  the  historic  renown  of  the 
martyrs  to  liberty,  and  especially  of  him  who  so  early  in  the  memo- 
rable struggle  became  a  victim  at  the  shrine  of  patriotism. 

Trusting  that  your  brightest  anticipations  of  success  in  celebrating 
the  approaching  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill  may  be 
fulfilled,  and  that  a  stirring  impulse  may  be  given  by  the  varied 
influences  of  the  day  in  the  direction  of  that  all-comprehensive  liberty 
which  was  the  inspiration  of  the  revolutionary  era,  and  faithfully 
cherished  by  the  Fathers  as  the  consummation  of  their  hopes, 
I  remain,  very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

JOSEPH  H.  WILLIAMS. 

G.  Washington  Warren, 

William  W.  Wheildon, 

Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 

Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr.,  Esquires. 


NEW  HAMPSHIRE— Letter  from  Gov.  Haile. 

COUNCIL  CHAMBER,  Concord,  June  13,  1857* 
DEAR   SIR  : 

1  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  com- 
munication of  the  6th  instant,  inviting  me  to  be  present  with  my 
staff,  at  the  celebration  of  the  Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker 
Hill,  on  the  17th  of  June,  for  which  you  will  please  accept  my  sin- 
cere thanks. 

It  would  give  me  great  pleasure  to  be  in  attendance  on  that  occa- 
sion, and  I  have  delayed  replying  to  your  letter  until  this  moment, 
for  I  had  hoped  that  I  should  be  able  to  accept  your  invitation 


148  CORRESPONDENCE. 

and  be  present.  But  the  Legislature  now  in  session  has  voted  to 
adjourn  at  an  early  day,  and  the  many  public  duties  devolving  upon 
me  in  my  official  capacity  renders  it  impossible  for  me  to  be  absent 
for  any  length  of  time. 

Rest  assured,  however,  that  you  have  my  best  wishes  for  the  suc- 
cess of  the  contemplated  patriotic  celebration  and  inauguration  of  a 
Statue  of  G-eneral  Warren,  for  I  believe  that  it  was  owing  in  a  great 
measure  to  the  indomitable  spirit  of  those  heroes  who  fought  at  Bun- 
ker Hill,  and  who  were  guided  and  animated  by  such  men  as  the 
noble-hearted  Warren,  that  first  implanted  in  the  hearts  of  the  men 
of  this  country  the  desire  to  assert  our  absolute  independence  from 
the  mother  country. 

Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

WILLIAM  HAILE. 

Messrs.  G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr., 


Letter  from  lii-President  Franklin  Pierce. 


HILLSBOEOUGH,  N.  H.,  June  15,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

Engagements  which  cannot  well  be  deferred,  forbid  my 
acceptance  of  your  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  inauguration 
of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren,  on  the  17th  inst. 

It  gratifies  me  to  know  that  the  eighty-second  anniversary  of  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill  is  to  be  signalized  by  ceremonies  so  appropri- 


CORRESPONDENCE.  149 

ate  and  interesting;  and  you  will  have  my  sympathies  on  the  occa- 
sion, and  my  best  wishes  for  all  that  can  make  the  day  pleasant  and 
memorable. 

The  regret  which  I  feel  in  not  being  able  to  participate  with  you, 
is  enhanced  by  recollections  which  are  revived  with  peculiar  fresh- 
ness in  this  locality,  when,  during  the  earlier  years  of  my  life,  I 
enjoyed,  to  so  large  an  extent,  intercourse  with  officers  and  soldiers 
of  the  Revolution,  who  settled  in  this  region  after  the  close  of  the  war. 

It  occurs  to  me,  as  a  glorious  reminiscence,  that  forty-nine  years 
after  General  Warren  fell,  it  was  my  privilege  to  be  present  when 
fourteen  of  the  survivors  of  the  battle,  the  anniversary  of  which  you 
are  to  commemorate — all  at  that  time  residents  of  this  town — were 
assembled  under  the  hospitable  roof  of  one  of  their  number. 

They  have  passed  away  with  the  generation  of  the  revolutionary 
epoch.  There  is  no  survivor  now. 

Rejecting  all  sentiments  and  opinions  calculated  to  lower  our  esti- 
mate of  what  the  valor  and  wisdom  of  the  fathers  of  the  Republic 
achieved,  let  us  manifest  our  reverence  for  their  memory,  not  only 
by  the  erection  of  suitable  monuments,  but  by  taking  the  more 
earnest  heed  to  their  example  and  precepts. 

Accept,  gentlemen,  my  thanks  for  your  kind  consideration,  and 
believe  me,  very  truly, 

Your  friend  and  servant, 

FRANKLIN  PIERCE. 

Messrs.  Gr.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 


150  CORRESPONDENCE. 

MASSACHUSETTS— Letter  from  Chief  Justice  Shaw. 

GENTLEMEN  : 

I  am  much,  obliged  by  the  kind  invitation  of  the  Bun- 
ker Hill  Monument  Association,  to  attend  the  interesting  services  at 
Charlestown  on  the  17th  of  June,  instant,  and  very  much  regret  that 
it  will  not  be  in  my  power  to  accept  this  gratifying  invitation,  and 
that  of  the  citizens  of  Charlestown,  to  attend  the  levee  at  the  City 
Hall,  on  the  same  occasion. 

With  an  earnest  hope  that  the  celebration  will  be  an  agreeable 
and  successful  one, 

I  am,  gentlemen,  with  the  highest  respect, 
Your  obedient  servant, 

LEMUEL  SHAW. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 

Letter  from  Judge  Sprague. 

BOSTON,  May  28,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN: 

It  would  afford  me  very  high  gratification  to  unite  with 
you  in  the  celebration  of  the  17th  of  June,  and  it  is  with  great  re- 
gret that  I  feel  compelled  to  say  that  the  state  of  my  health  is  such 
that  it  is  not  in  my  power  to  accept  the  the  invitation  which  you 
have  done  me  the  honor  to  extend  to  me. 

With  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  SPRAGUE. 

To  Messrs.  G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W«  Lincoln,  Jr. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  151 

Letter  from  Judge  Sanger. 

BOSTON,  June  8,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  in  the  receipt  of  your  invitation 
in  behalf  of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  of  the  Bunker  Hill 
Monument  Association,  to  be  present  at  the  inauguration  of  the 
Statue  of  General  Warren,  on  the  17th  inst.  It  will  give  me  great 
pleasure  to  be  in  attendance  on  that  occasion,  if  I  can  get  relieved 
from  official  engagements  which  I  have  next  week  in  Worcester 
County. 

I  ain,  very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

GEO.  P.  SANGER. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 

Letter  from  lion.  Caleb  Gushing. 

NEWBURYPORT,  16th  June,  1857. 
MY  DEAR  SIR: 

I  cannot  express  to  you  how  much  regret  I  feel  on  ac- 
count of  not  being  able  to  attend  the  celebration  to-morrow.  The 
interest  of  the  occasion,  the  brilliancy  of  the  spectacle,  and  the 
opportunity  of  meeting  at  once  so  many  gentlemen  whom  it  would 
give  me  pleasure  to  see, — had  caused  me  to  look  forward  to  it  with 
much  pleasurable  anticipation.  But  a  severe  contusion  in  the  leg 
by  the  kick  of  a  horse  constrains  me  to  shun  all  exertion. 

I  beg  you  to   accept  my  grateful   acknowledgments    for  your 
attention  in  this  matter,  and  I  am 

Very  truly  yours, 

C.  GUSHING. 
Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren. 


152  CORRESPONDENCE. 

Letter  from  Hon.  Rufus  Choate. 

BOSTON,  June  16,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  had  expected  until  quite  recently  that  I  should  be  able  to 
witness,  if  not  to  take  part  in,  the  ceremonies  to  which  you  have  been 
so  kind  as  to  invite  me,  and  had  communicated  this  expectation  to  a 
gentleman  of  the  Committee.  I  now  discover  that  this  will  be  im- 
possible, and  am  compelled  therefore  to  thank  you  more  formally 
for  your  courtesy,  and  to  express  my  regret  at  my  own  disappoint- 
ment. 

The  service  you  are  to  perform  ^is  one  which  no  American  would 
willingly  fail  to  witness.  A  conspicuous  day  of  our  history  is  to  be 
observed ;  a  noble  life  and  a  splendid  death  to  be  rehearsed ;  and 
the  eloquent  memories  which  make  that  hill  grand  and  sacred,  the 
Monument  and  Statue  and  the  voices  of  genius  and  patriotism  will 
concur  to  move  those  feelings  and  revive  those  public  virtues  by 
which  nations  are  created  and  preserved  and  borne  onward  and  up- 
ward in  their  courses — sentiments  and  lessons  eminently  seasonable 
here  and  now. 

Yet  whoever  speaks  there,  and  however  worthily,  the  "true  orator 
of  the  day"  will  be  that  beaming  face,  and  heroic  form  and  attitude 
in  which  the  fortunate  and  gifted  artist  has  called  to  life  the  beauty, 
fire  and  patriotism  of  Warren  himself  under  the  whole  inspiration  of 
the  hour. 

I  hope  that  every  State  will  be  represented  there,  and  that  the 
influence  of  the  ceremony  will  be  diffused  as  widely  as  the  good  and 
the  glory  of  the  great  transaction  which  it  commemorates. 
I  am,  gentlemen, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

RUFUS  CHOATE. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  153 

Letter  from  Hon.  Josiah  Quincy. 

QUINCY,  July  22d,  1857. 
DEAR  SIR  : 

Your  invitation  to  the  celebration  of  the  17th  ult.  was 
not  received  until  the  day  preceding,  and  circumstances  prevented 
my  accepting  it.  Many  considerations  would  have  rendered  my 
presence  at  the  ceremony  to  me  peculiarly  interesting,  in  addition 
to  the  gratification  of  witnessing  so  just  and  appropriate  a  tribute 
paid  to  the  memory  of  this  earliest  martyr  to  the  liberties  of  our 
country.  It  was  fitting  that  the  inhabitants  of  Charlestown  should 
be  instrumental  in  raising  a  Statue  to  one,  who  fell  among  the 
charred  ruins  and  flaming  dwellings  of  their  ancestors.  I  remember 
Charlestown,  not  many  years  after  its  conflagration,  when  its  walls 
were  black,  crumbling,  falling, — -its  chimneys  standing  in  groups 
amid  the  ashes  of  its  perishing  mansions.  The  contrast  is  great  be- 
tween what  I  remember  and  what  I  now  witness ; — between  a  town 
dilapidated  and  prostrate,  and  a  city  rising  like  a  phoenix,  rejoicing 
in  wealth,  strength,  and  in  every  evidence  of  a  present  and  long- 
continued  prosperity. 

Personal  feelings  would  have  given  me  a  vivid  and  peculiar  inter- 
est in  the  occasion.  Joseph  Warren  was  the  intimate  friend  of  my 
father,  his  family  physician,  inseparably  united  to  each  other  by 
common  feelings  of  indignation  at  the  wrongs  done  and  the  suffer- 
ings inflicted  on  their  country.  Their  correspondence,  in  views  and 
principles,  is  shown  in  a  memoir  of  my  father,  published  by  me,  in 
1825.  A  letter  from  Warren  is  there  inserted,  of  which  &fac  simile 
is  given,  which,  being  then  supposed  to  be  his  only  existing  auto- 
graph, occasioned  the  whole  volume  to  be  placed,  by  the  late  J.  C. 
Warren,  in  the  corner  stone  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument. 


154  CORRESPONDENCE. 

These  friends  and  correspondents  were  associated,  in  life  and  in 
death,  by  like  feelings  and  spirit.  In  1774,  my  father,  then  in  full 
professional  business  and  high  standing  at  the  bar,  left  his  prospects 
and  his  family,  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  Joseph  Warren,  Samuel 
Adams,  and  others  of  kindred  patriotic  zeal,  and  embarked  for  Lon- 
don for  the  purpose  of  confidentially  communicating  their  wishes  and 
views  to  the  friends  of  America  in  England.  His  mission  was  care- 
fully concealed  from  the  public,  lest  the  enemies  of  the  American 
cause  should  devise  means  to  counteract  his  influence.  After  fulfill- 
ing its  object  with  an  intensity  of  interest  and  assiduity  to  which  his 
health  became  a  victim,  against  the  express  will  of  his  physician,  at 
the  request  of  Dr.  Franklin  and  other  friends  qf  the  colonies,  he 
embarked  for  Boston,  bearing  with  him  confidential  communications 
to  the  American  patriots,  which  they  dared  not  entrust  to  letters. 
The  voyage  terminated  his  existence.  On  the  26th  of  April,  1775, 
when  dying,  within  sight  of  his  native  shore,  in  the  harbour  of  Cape 
Ann,  he  declared  "he  had  but  one  desire,  but  one  prayer,  which  was 
that  he  might  live  long  enough  to  have  an  interview  with  Samuel 
Adams  and  Joseph  Warren;  that  granted  he  would  die  content" — 
Thus  departed  the  friend  and  copatriot  of  Joseph  Warren;  not  as 
he  did  "on  a  field  ever  memorable  and  ever  glorious,  but  in  solitude ; 
amidst  suffering,  without  associate  and  without  witness,  yet  breathing 
forth  a  dying  wish  for  his  country ;  desiring  to  live  only  to  perform 
towards  her,  a  last  and  signal  service."  The  time,  mode  and  cir- 
cumstances of  his  death,  drew  from  the  earliest  historian  of  Ameri- 
can Independence,  (Dr.  Gordon)  who  knew  him  personally,  and  was 
well  acquainted  with  all  the  facts  and  feelings  connected  with  the 
occasion,  the  following  tribute  at  the  time  of  his  death.*  "My  friend 


*  Gordon's  History  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States,  Vol.  1,  p.  491. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  155 

Quincy,  has  sacrificed  his  life,  for  the  service  of  his  country.  Let 
him  be  remembered  among  the  patriot  heroes,  who  fell  in  the  cause 
of  liberty  and  his  memory  be  dear  to  posterity." 

You  will  easily  believe,  that  in  connection  with  such  recollections* 
I  deeply  regret  my  absence  from  the  celebration  of  the  17th  of  June, 
and  that  I  should  have  joined  with  heartfelt  cordiality  in  this  just 
tribute  to  the  memory  of  this  earliest  and  most  distinguished  martyr 
to  the  cause  of  American  Independence. 

I  am,  sir,  with  great  respect, 
Yours,  &c., 

JOSIAH  QUINCY. 
Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren. 

Letter  from  Ex-Governor  Levi  Lincoln. 

WORCESTER,  June  13,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  am  greatly  obliged  and  honored  by  the  invitation  with 
which  you  have  been  pleased  to  favor  me,  to  attend  the  cele- 
bration of  the  82d  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and 
Inauguration  of  a  Statue  of  General  Warren,  on  the  battle  ground, 
on  the  17th  inst. 

It  was  my  good  fortune  to  witness  the  laying  of  the  corner  stone 
of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument,  and  years  after,  my  happiness  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  celebration  of  the  accomplishment  of  that  noble  work. 
As  inseparably  connected  with  the  event  which  it  commemorates,  the 
name,  the  services,  and  the  memory  of  WARREN  have  ever  claimed 
the  deepest  homage  of  the  heart,  and  my  sympathies  are  with  all 
who  do  them  reverence.  It  would,  indeed,  afford  me  the  truest 
gratification  to  be  present  at  the  inauguration  of  his  Statue^  in  its 


156  CORRESPONDENCE. 

appropriate  place,  on  the  very  spot  of  his  patriotic  martyrdom,  but 
the  state  of  my  health,  I  have  to  fear,  will  not  permit  an  exposure, 
with  impunity,  to  the  crowd,  the  excitement,  and  the  fatigue  neces- 
sarily attendant  upon  such  an  occasion,  and  I  feel  constrained,  for 
this  reason,  to  beg  of  you  to  hold  me  excused. 

With  sentiments  of  the  highest  respect,  I  am,   gentlemen,  most 
gratefully,  your  obliged  servant, 

LEVI  LINCOLN. 

To  the  Committee,  &c; 

Letter  from  Hon.  John  G.  Palfrey. 

CAMBRIDGE,  June  15,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

On  returning  yesterday  from  an  absence  from  the  Com- 
monwealth, I  find  your  obliging  note  of  the  12th  instant.  I  am 
very  grateful  for  the  honor  of  your  invitation,  which  I  should  be 
happy  to  avail  myself  of,  should  circumstances  permit.  But  it  is 
probable  that  the  departure  of  a  friend  for  Europe  on  the  day  to 
which  your  note  relates,  will  so  employ  me  as  to  deprive  me  of  the 
gratification. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  gentlemen,  very  respectfully, 
Your  obedient  servant, 

JOHN  G.  PALFREY. 

To  the  Committee,  &c. 

Letter  from  William  II.  Prescott,  Esq. 

BOSTON,  June  8th,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  had  the  pleasure  of  receiving  the  invitatiqn  with 
which  you  have  honored  me  to  be  present  on  the  17th  of  June,  at 


CORRESPONDENCE.  157 

the  inauguration  of  the  Statuo  of  General  Warren  on  the  battle- 
ground of  Bunker  Hill :  and  I  regret  that  my  absence  from  town 
must  prevent  my  availing  myself  of  it.  But  I  assure  you  there  will 
be  no  one  present  who  will  feel  a  livelier  sympathy  in  the  interesting 
ceremony  of  that  day  and  in  the  well-merited  tribute  of  respect  to 
the  memory  of  the  first  great  martyr  of  our  Revolution. 
With  high  respect, 

I  remain,  gentlemen, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

WILLIAM  H.  PRESCOTT. 
Messrs.  G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederick  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 


From  George  Peabody,  Esq. 


GEORGETOWN,  May  25th,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

It  will  afford  me  great  pleasure  to  be  present  at  the  inaugu- 
ration of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren  on  Bunker  Hill,  on  the  17th 
June,  being  the  anniversary  of  the  battle  which  took  place  on  that 
ground  in  1775.  I  feel  highly  honored  by  the  invitation  to  be  pres- 
ent on  this  occasion,  which  you  have  given  me. 
Very  respectfully  and  truly, 

GEORGE  PEABODY. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 


158  CORRESPONDENCE. 

From  Hon.  Arthur  W.  Austin. 

WEST  KOXBURY,  June  15,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  acknowledge  your  politeness  with  much  pleasure. 
I  regret  to  say,  that  I  am  so  much  indisposed,  that  I  shall  not  be 
able  to  avail  myself  of  the  kind  and  courteous  attention  of  the  Bun- 
ker Hill  Monument  Association. 
Very  faithfully,  yours,  &c., 

ARTHUR  W.  AUSTIN. 

P.  S.     If  sentiments  are  in  fashion,  I  subjoin  the  following  : — 
The  "  True  American  Heart."     The  native  home  of  the  principles 
contended  for  by  our  fathers. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 

Letter  from  Charles  Q.  Greene,  Esq. 

BOSTON,  16th  June,  1857; 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  kind 
note  of  invitation  in  behalf  of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  of  the 
Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  to  unite  with  the  Association 
in  their  celebration  of  the  memorable  17th.  I  beg  leave  to  return 
my  sincere  thanks  for  this  unexpected  and  unmerited  courtesy,  and 
to  say  in  reply  that  it  will  afford  me  the  highest  gratification  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  peculiarly  interesting  ceremonies  of  that  occasion, 
under  the  direction  of  that  patriotic  body  of  citizens  who  have  done 
so  much  to  render  immortal  those  great  deeds  of  our  fathers  which 
won  freedom  for  America^ 

With  great  respect, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

CHARLES  G.  GREENE. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  159 

Letter  from  Dr.  Edward  Warren. 

NEWTON  LOWER  FALLS. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  am  much  gratified  by  your  invitation  to  attend  the  ceremo- 
nies on  the  17th. 

It  will  give  me  great  pleasure  to  be  present  at  the  inauguration  of 
the  Statue  of  my  uncle  upon  that  day. 
Respectfully  yours, 

EDWARD  WARREN. 
To  the  Committee,  &c, 

Letter  from  Mr.  Joseph  Warren. 

FOXBORO',  June  16,  1857. 
DEAR  SIR  : 

The  honor  conferred  by  your  kind  invitation  to  celebrate  the 
82d  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill  is  duly  appreciated  ; 
but  I  regret  that  bodily  indisposition  will  prevent  my  attendance. 
It  would  give  me  great  satisfaction  to  meet  you  there,  and  gratefully 
witness  the  erection  of  a  Statue  of  my  beloved  uncle,  where  he  sealed 
his  principles  with  his  blood. 

I  here  offer  you  the  following  sentiments  : — 

1.  BUNKER  HILL:  May  the  contemplation  of  our  infant  valor  dis- 
played on  Bunker  Hill  forever  fan  the  flame  of  patriotism  and  kindle 
it  in  the  hearts  of  future  generations. 

2.  OUR  GREAT  COUNTRY  :  May  it  always  be  as  peaceful  as  it  is 
powerful :  vigilant  and  prompt  to  discern  and  correct  its  own  faults  ; 
ever  respecting  the  rights  of  others  while  guarding  its  own. 

3.  THE  MILITARY  : — 

When  in  the  pride  of  martial  bloom, 

May  justice  keep  our  armor  bright ; 
Let  honesty  our  eagle  plume, 

And  mingle  modesty  with  might. 


160  CORRESPONDENCE. 

Tendering,  dear  sir,  to  yourself  and  brethren  of  the  Committee 
my  thanks  and  respectful  regards, 

I  remain,  yours,  &c., 

JOSEPH' WARREN. 
Hon.  Gr.  Washington  Warren. 

Letter  from  Edward  8.  Meader,  Esq. 

WESTFOKD,  Mass.,  June  12,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

Your  invitation  to  be  present  and  participate  in  the  celebra- 
tion of  the  82d  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  the 
inauguration  of  a  Statue  of  General  Warren  on  the  17th  of  June, 
instant,  is  received.  I  accept  your  invitation,  and  shall  be  present. 
My  father  fought  at  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  for  that  rea- 
son, together  with  many  others,  I  have  always  regarded  the  anniver- 
saries of  it  with  more  than  ordinary  interest. 

Thanking  you  for  your  kind  invitation,  I  have  the  honor  to  remain, 
Your  obedient  servant, 

EDWARD  S.  MEADER. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 


NEW  YORK— Letter  from  Ex-President  Van  Huron. 

LINDEN  WOLD,  June  5th,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  delayed  my  answer  to  your  polite  invitation,  in  the 
hope  of  being  able  to  make  it  an  exception  to  the  course  I  have  for 
many  years  pursued  on  similar  occasions,  but  I  have  nevertheless  to 


CORRESPONDENCE.  161 

regret  that  I  am  constrained  to  throw  myself  on  the  indulgence  of 
your  Association,  in  declining  the  request  with  which  they  have 
honored  me. 

I  trust  that  they  will  not  attribute  this  decision  to  indifference  to 
the  object  they  have  in  view,  as  such  a  conclusion  would  do  me  great 
injustice. 

The  high  standing  of  General  Warren,  among  the  earliest  friends 
of  the  Revolution — his  exemplary  patriotism — his  good  conduct  on 
all  occasions,  and  especially  on  that  day  when  he  and  many  of  his 
brave  associates  sealed  their  devotion  to  the  public  cause  with  their 
blood,  excited  an  impulse  in  its  favor,  and  gave  to  his  example  an 
influence  which  were  of  vital  importance  to  the  successful  prosecu- 
tion of  that  momentous  contest.  These  considerations  will  forever 
keep  Gen.  Warren's  name  and  fame  on  the  roll  of  Revolutionary 
merit  at  the  point  assigned  to  them  by  a  grateful  country,  and  call 
for  the  step  which  your  Association  have  decided  upon. 

I  know  that  I  do  but  justice  to  the  patriotic  views  of  the  Bunker 
Hill  Monument  Association,  when  I  assume  that  in  this  act  of  honor 
to  the  memory  of  a  distinguished  fellow-citizen,  they  are  actuated  by 
a  desire  to  accomplish  another,  and  I  may  say  without  disparage- 
ment, a  still  higher  object— that  of  strengthening  and  perpetuating 
the  great  principle  of  self-government  which  lies  at  the  foundation  of 
our  political  institutions,  of  which  the  Revolution  itself  was  born, 
and  in  the  defence  of  which  that  illustrious  citizen  freely  laid  down 
his  life. 

The  soil  of  Massachusetts  drank  the  first  American  blood  that  was 
shed  in  support  of  that  principle :  a  proud  legacy,  left  to  her  by  the 
Revolution,  imposing  upon  her  sons  the  obligation  of  eternal  vigi- 
lance in  maintaining  it.  They  have  so  regarded  it,  and,  although  at 
times  differing  with  their  fellow-citizens  of  the  Union  upon  other 


162  CORRESPONDENCE. 

points,  there  has  never  been  a  moment  when  a  blow  aimed  at  its 
safety  would  not  have  rallied  to  its  defence  every  strong  arm  and 
honest  heart  in  the  State.  They  have  appreciated  this  obligation  as 
well  in  its  difficulties  as  in  its  magnitude.  Too  shrewd  not  to  fore- 
see, they  have  never  been  unmindful  of  the  dangers  from  within  as 
well  as  from  without,  which  beset  the  maintenance  of  a  rule  of  ac- 
tion, which  when  faithfully  adhered  to,  is  so  severely  just  and 
impartial  in  the  distribution  of  political  power,  and  the  successful 
working  of  which  is  so  liable  to  be  regarded  with  apprehension  by 
governments  differently  organized.  The  strong  passions  of  personal 
ambition,  pride  of  state  and  lust  of  power,  will  always  make  their 
votaries  more  or  less  restive  under  such  a  system.  There  is  reason 
to  hope  that  some  at  least  of  our  cotemporaries  in  the  great  family 
of  nations,  whilst  we  leave  them  to  choose  the  form  of  government 
they  like  best,  will  be  disposed  to  reciprocate  the  privilege  to  us, 
perhaps  without  ever  cherishing  a  desire  to  interfere  adversely  with 
our  free  institutions ;  bu  t  we  can  never  be  certain  that  such  will  be 
the  disposition  of  all,  and  may  not  hope  that  many  of  them  will  ever 
regard  with  cordial  favor  the  permanent  success  of  our  system. — 
Fortunately,  the  power  we  have  already  acquired  under  its  influence, 
and  by  the  blessing  of  Providence,  is  sufficient  to  make  us  safe 
against  the  machinations  or  assaults  of  the  most  powerful ;  yet  these 
are  considerations  which,  without  unreasonable  jealousies  on  our 
part,  may  be  regarded  as  furnishing  "good  grounds  for  constant 
watchfulness. 

Your  patriotic  Association  has  wisely  judged  that  the  safest  anti- 
dote against  every  political  evil  to  which  our  beloved  institutions 
may  at  any  time  be  exposed,  is  to  keep  alive  the  spirit  of  the  Revo- 
lution, and  that  this  can  in  no  way  be  more  successfully  done  than 
by  perpetuating  the  memory  of  its  sacrifices  and  its  glories.  The 


CORRESPONDENCE.  163 

Bunker  Hill  Monument  was  a  great  movement  towards  the  accom- 
plishment of  that  object,  and  the  erection  of  a  Statue  in  memory  of 
Warren  will  be  another  most  fitting  step  in  the  same  direction. 

In  all  measures  of  the  same  stamp,  you  have  my  cordial  approval 
and  best  wishes. 

I  am,  gentlemen, 

Respectfully,  your  friend  and  servant, 

M.  VAN  BUREN. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 

Letter  from  Ex-President  Fillmore. 

BUFFALO,  N.  Y.,  May  5,  1857, 
MY  DEAR  SIR  : 

I  beg  of  you  to  accept  my  thanks  for  your  polite  note  enclos- 
ing an  invitation  to  attend  the  82d  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of 
Bunker  Hill,  on  the  17th  of  June  next. 

I  cannot  at  this  time  say  whether  I  shall  be  able  to  accept  it  or 
not,  but  I  can  assure  you  that  nothing  could  give  me  more  pleasure 
than  to  do  so,  and  if  possible  I  shall  endeavor  to  bo  present  on  that 
interesting  occasion. 

Respectfully  yours, 

MILLARD  FILLMORE. 

Hon.  Gr.  Washington  Warren. 

Letter  from  Senator  Seward. 

AUBURN,  May  27,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

Sincerely  agreeing  with  you  in  your  appreciation  of  the  im- 
portance of  the  event  that  has  invested  Bunker  Hill  with  an  undying 
memory,  I  should  be  most  happy  if  it  were  in  my  power  to  accept 


164  CORRESPONDENCE. 

your  invitation  to  the  solemnities  appointed  for  that  place  on  the 
17th  of  June  next;     But  indispensable  engagements  forbid. 

With  many  thanks  for  your  kind  consideration,  I  remain,  very 
respectfully, 

Your  humble  servant, 

WILLIAM  H.  SEWARD. 

To  Messrs.  G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W;  Lincoln,  Jr< 

Letter  from  Ex-Governor  Hunt. 

LOCKPORT,  N.  Y.,  June  15,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

It  would  afford  me  sincere  pleasure  to  accept  your  invitation 
to  attend  the  celebration  of  the  82d  Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of 
Bunker  Hill ;  and  I  had  hoped  that  circumstances  might  allow  of 
my  coming.  But  some  unexpected  engagements  which  cannot  be 
postponed,  compel  me  to  remain  at  home.  Assuring  you  of  my 
warm  and  friendly  interest  in  your  proceedings, 

I  remain,  very  respectfully  and  truly  yours, 

WASHINGTON  HUNT. 
To  the  Committee,  &ci 

Letter  from  Washington  Irving,  Esq. 

SUNNYSIDE,  May  29,  1857. 
DEAR  SIR: 

I  feel  greatly  obliged  to  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Associa- 
tion for  the  honor  they  have  done  me  in  inviting  me  to  attend  the 
inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren,  but  regret  to  say  that 


CORRESPONDENCE.  165 

my  engagements  are  such  as  to  prevent  my  having  the  pleasure  of 
being  present  on  that  interesting  occasion. 

With  great  respect,  I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

WASHINGTON  IRVING. 
Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren. 

Letter  from  fix-Senator  Fish. 

NEW  YORK,  June  1,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

Upon  my  return  home  after  an  absence  of  several  days,  I 
find  your  invitation  to  attend  the  inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  Gen. 
Warren,  on  17th  June,  on  the  Battle  Ground  of  Bunker  Hill. 

The  place,  the  anniversary,  the  occasion,  combine  to  increase  my 
regret  that  pressing  engagements  will  not  allow  me  to  be  absent  from 
home  at  that  time. 

With  thanks  for  your  remembrance  of  me  on  this  interesting 
occasion,  I  have  the  honor  to  be,  gentlemen, 

Your  very  obedient  servant, 

HAMILTON  FISH. 

To  the  Committee,  &c. 


PENNSYLVANIA— Letter  from  Senator  Cameron. 

HAEKISBUBG,  May  29,  1857. 
MY  DEAR  SIR: 

I  thank  you  for  the  kind  remembrance  which  prompted  the 
invitation  to  the  annual  celebration  in  June,  and  if  business  does  not 
prevent,  I  will  be  with  you. 

Very  truly  yours, 

SIMON  CAMERON. 
Wm.  W.  Wheildon,  Esq. 


166  CORRESPONDENCE. 

NEW  JERSEY— Letter  from  Governor  Newell. 

TRENTON,  1  June,  1.857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  kind 
invitation  to  be  present  on  the  celebration  of  the  82d  anniversary 
of  Bunker  Hill.  I  accept  the  proffered  kindness,  and  shall  esteem  it 
a  high  privilege  to  witness  the  inauguration  of  a  Statue  to  the  me- 
mory of  that  patriotic  soldier  and  statesman  who  was  amongst  the 
first  of  our  Revolutionary  Fathers  to  answer  his  country's  call  when 
her  rights  were  invaded,  and  the  first  to  offer  up  his  life  in  their 
defence. 

I  have  the  honor,  gentlemen,  to  be, 

Most  respectfully  yours, 

WILLIAM  A.  NEWELL- 

Messrs.  Gr.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.   Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 

NOT«.    In  a  subsequent  letter  from  Qov.  Newell  to  the  Committee  he  says,  "usexpebted 
and  pressing  official  duties  will  oblige  me  to  remain  at  home." 


DELAWARE-KLetter  from  Governor  Causey. 

MILFORD,  Del.,  June  11,  1857. 
DEAR  SIR: 

Your  complimentary  favor  of  the  21st  ult.  has  been  received, 
and  in  reply  I  regret  to  inform  you  that  pressing  business  engage- 
ments will  prevent  my  participating  in  the  celebration  of  the  82d 
anniversary  pf  the  "Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,"  and  sharing  the  hospi- 
talities of  your  citizens  on  the  occasion. 

It  will  doubtless  be  a  day  replete  with  interest  to  the  citizens  of 


CORRESPONDENCE.  167 

this  vast  Republic,  as  they  shall  assemble  from  their  homes  far  and 
near,  hovering  over  the  spot  where  the  principles  and  rights  now 
honored  as  the  basis  of  American  strength  and  nationality,  were  so 
long  and  nobly  contested  by  the  heroes  of  the  Revolution.  But 
especially  to  the  men  of  Massachusetts  must  the  occasion  be  one  of 
stirring  emotions,  as  they  view  the  pedestal  rearing  its  lofty  head, 
attesting,  in  monumental  grandeur,  the  spirit,  purity,  and  heroic 
valor  of  her  gallant  son  and  the  nation's  defender — Gen.  Warren. 

And  in  conclusion,  allow  me,  as  the  humble  representative  of  a 
State,  small  in  area  but  full  of  patriotic  devotion  to  the  American 
Union,  to  tender  in  her  behalf  an  expression  of  warm  and  sacred 
regard  for  the  memories  of  our  Revolutionary  chieftains,  foremost 
among  whom  she  is  proud  to  honor  and  cherish  the  name  of  Warren. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  with  great  respect, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

P.  F.  CAUSEY. 

Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren. 


MARYLAND— Letter  from  Senator  Pearoe. 

CIIESTERTOWN,  Md.,  June  11,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

If  my  engagements  would  permit,  I  should  have  great  plea- 
sure in  accepting  your  invitation  to  attend  the  82d  anniversary  of 
the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  That  event  was  so  illustrative  of  the 
manly  and  independent  spirit  which  animated  Massachusetts,  so  glo- 
rious to  the  patriotic  yeomen  who  with  native  but  undisciplined  valor 
breasted  the  British  bayonet,  and  to  the  gallant  hero  who  sealed  his 
devotion  to  the  country's  cause  with  his  blood,  that  I  consider  no 
incident  in  our  history  more  worthy  of  commemoration.  If  not  the 


168  CORRESPONDENCE. 

first,  it  was  the  greatest  blow  struck  in  the  cause  of  American  Inde- 
pendence. It  diffused  throughout  the  thirteen  colonies  the  uncon- 
querable spirit  which  bore  us  through  our  seven  year's  war  of 
principle,  and  in  its  cause  and  consequences  was  more  glorious  than 
rebellion  at  Runnymede  or  victory  at  Plataea.  The  invitation  to  your 
celebration  would  not  be  declined  if  it  were  possible  for  me  to  attend. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

J.  A.  PEARCE. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 


VIRGINIA— Letter  from  Governor  Wise. 

RICHMOND,  Ya.,  May  25,  1857. 
SIR: 

I  beg  to  thank  the  Committee  for  their  invitation  to  me  to 
attend  their  celebration  of  the  eighty-second  anniversary  of  the  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill,  on  the  17th  June  next,  and  to  express  my  inability 
to  attend.  Public  duties  at  that  time  especially  to  be  discharged, 
will  prevent  my  leaving  Virginia.  Coming  through  you,  sir,— a 
Warren — this  invitation  is  very  acceptable  to  me ;  for  though  this 
Union  may  be  torn,  if  it  must  be,  by  some  madness  or  other,  and 
though  the  sun  of  our  destiny  as  a  nation  may  set  in  gloom  and  a 
night  of  darkness,  and  though  fratricidal  blood  may  flow  by  the  hand 
of  folly  and  stain  the  hearths  of  our  homes  hereafter,  I  can  never 
forget  old  Massachusetts — her  Bunker  Hill,  her  Warrens,  her  Ad- 
amses, her  Hancock,  her  hail — her  sister  hail — once  to  Virginia — in 
"times  which  tried  men's  souls."  No,  never,  never,  never !  May 
God  revive  our  Revolutionary  feelings  ! 
Very  gratefully  yours, 

HENRY  A.  WISE. 

To  the  Committee,  &c. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  169 

Letter  from  Ex-President  Tyler. 

To  THE  COMMITTEE  OF  ARRANGEMENTS  : 

Your  esteemed  favor,  inviting  me  to  be  present  at  the 
inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren,  on  the  17th  June,  was 
duly  received,  and  has  remained  thus  long  unacknowledged  in  the 
sincere  hope  that  no  impediment  might  arise  in  the  way  of  its  ac- 
ceptance. A  sad  and  most  unexpected  bereavement  has,  however, 
occurred,  which  has  plunged  my  family  into  the  deepest  affliction, 
and  places  it  out  of  my  power  to  become  a  witness  of  the  august  and 
patriotic  ceremonies  of  the  occasion  referred  to.  I  should  otherwise 
have  united  most  cordially  with  you  in  paying  our  devotions  at  the 
shrine  of  the  first  great  martyr  in  the  cause  of  civil  liberty,  and  re- 
newing our  pledges  in  support  of  the  principles  of  self-government, 
cemented  and  eternized  as  they  were  by  the  blood  shed  at  Bunker 
Hill. 

I  am,  gentlemen,  with  assurances  of  high  esteem  and  respectful 
consideration,  Truly  and  faithfully, 

JOHN  TYLEE. 


SOUTH  CAROLINA— Letter  from  Governor  Allston. 

EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT, 

Charleston,  June  3,  1857. 

SIR: 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  commu- 
nication of  May  20,  forwarding  the  kind  invitation  of  the  Bunker 
Hill  Monument  Association  to  attend  the  celebration  of  the  82d 
anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 


170  CORRESPONDENCE. 

I  must  express  regret  at  my  inability  to  be  present  at  this  inter- 
esting occasion.  I  am  not  at  liberty  to  leaye  the  limits  of  the  State ; 
otherwise  I  should  feel  proud  to  attend,  and  would  take  pleasure  in 
assisting  at  the  inauguration  of  a  Statue  to  General  Warren,  and  of 
paying  a  tribute  of  respect  to  those  other  brave  spirits  to  whom  we 
owe  our  present  independence. 

The  occasion  will  be  one  full  of  interest,  that  cannpt  fail  to  be 
heightened  by  the  able  manner  in  which  the  history  of  the  times  will 
be  set  forth  by  the  Hon.  Mr.  Everett  and  others. 

Allow  me  to  be  indebted  to  you  for  the  communication  of  this  my 
answer  to  the  Committee  of  Arrangements,  to  thank  you  for  your 
kind  attentions,  and  with  my  best  wishes  to  subscribe  myself  with 
great  respect, 

Your  very  obedient  servant, 

R.  J.  W.  ALLSTON. 

Hon,  Gr.  Washington  Warren. 


ALABAMA— Letter  from  Hon.  Mr.  Billiard. 

MONTGOMERY,  Ala.  June  5,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  invita- 
tion to  be  present  at  the  celebration  of  the  eighty-second  anniversary 
of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  It  would  afford  me  great  pleasure  to 
be  with  you  on  that  occasion ;  it  will  be  one  of  extraordinary  inter- 
est ;  appealing  to  the  heart  of  the  whole  country,  for  though  the 
Statue  which  you  propose  to  inaugurate  will  rest  upon  the  soil  of 
Massachusetts,  we  of  the  South  claim  our  share  in  the  glory  which 
the  self-sacrificing  heroism  of  General  Warren  shed  upon  the  spot 


CORRESPONDENCE.  171 

where  it  is  to  stand.  It  would  be  refreshing  to  meet  you  upon  such 
a  spot  as  Bunker  Hill  at  this  time  ;  now  in  the  midst  of  sectional 
jealousies,  and  heart-burnings,  it  would  be  delightful  to  stand  with 
you  at  the  base  of  that  granite  column  which  lifts  its  sublime  head 
to  greet  the  morning  light ;  to  recall  the  past ;  to  rekindle  our  patri- 
otism at  the  altar  where  the  flame  first  shot  up  into  the  heavens ; 
and  to  renew  our  vows  to  be  faithful  to  the  Constitution  which 
spreads  its  protecting  aegis  over  the  millions  who  have  come  up  to 
the  inheritance  of  liberty  won  by  the  martyrs  and  heroes  of  the 
Revolution. 

I  cannot  be  with  you,  gentlemen^  but  I  greet  you  with  all  my 
heart ;  as  our  countrymen  will,  on  the  day  when  you  assemble  for 
patriotic  purposes,  everywhere  from  the  St.  Lawrence  to  the  distant 
Pacific. 

I  greet  you — I  stretch  out  my  hand  to  your  Everett,  your  Choate, 
your  Winthrop,  your  Hillard — and  to  the  true  and  patriotic  men, 
to  be  counted  by  thousands,  who  will  meet  on  Bunker  Hill  on  the 
17th  of  June  ;  I  sympathise  with  your  wish  to  perpetuate  the  mem- 
ory of  a  HERO,  and  I  trust  that  you  will  make  this  too  a  heroic  age 
by  your  exploits  in  protecting  the  liberty  which  he  died  to  inaugurate. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

HENRY  W.  BILLIARD; 

Messrs.  G.  Washington  Warren, 
William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederick  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 


172  CORRESPONDENCE. 

KENTUCKY— Letter  from  Governor  Morehead. 

FKANKFOKT,  June  1st,  1857. 
DEAR  SIR: 

I  have  had  the  honor  to  receive  your  invitation  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  ceremonies,  on  the  anniversary  of  the  battle  of 
Bunker  Hill,  of  erecting  a  Statue  to  the  memory  of  him,  whose 
name  is  indissolubly  blended  with  that  great  event,  and  I  deeply 
regret  that  my  official  engagements  will  not  permit  me  to  be 
present  on  that  interesting  occasion.  We  can  scarcely  estimate 
the  debt  of  gratitude  we  owe  to  the  good  and  great  men,  who 
with  an  utter  contempt  of  peril,  engaged  in  a  cool,  deliberate, 
resolute  and  manly  resistance  to  oppression,  under  circumstances 
apparently  so  hopeless,  but  which  has  resulted  so  gloriously  to 
posterity ;  and  amid  all  the  glowing  incidents  of  our  revolution- 
ary struggle,  the  Seventeenth  of  June,  1775,  is  perhaps  that 
which  exerted  the  most  profound  sensation  in  the  popular  heart, 
sanctified  as  it  was  by  the  blood  of  its  first  great  martyr.  It  is 
eminently  fit  and  proper  that  a  Statue  of  him,  who  sealed  with 
his  blood,  his  devotion  to  the  great  cause  of  American  liberty, 
should  be  erected  on  the  spot  made  immortal  by  his  valor  and 
that  of  his  brave  compatriots. 

The  Pilgrim  Fathers  had  fled  from  the  persecuting  tyranny  of 
the  old  world  to  find  a  refuge  and  an  asylum  in  the  new,  but 
they  brought  with  them  the  solemn  charter  of  the  crown,  the 
constitutional  birthright  of  freemen.  At  the  expense  of  their 
blood,  at  the  hazard  of  their  fortunes,  without  charge  to  the 
country  from  which  they  removed,  with  unceasing  labor  and  an 
unconquerable  spirit,  they  effected  the  settlement  of  an  intermi- 
nable wilderness.  They  established  a  government  suited  to  their 
condition,  and  years  passed  away  in  the  peaceful  enjoyment  of 


CORRESPONDENCE.  173 

the  fruits  of  their  system,  and  the  rights  of  life,  liberty  and 
property  were  safely  protected.  But  Parliament  undertook  to 
exercise  the  power  of  unlimited  taxation  without  representation — 
to  deprive  them  of  the  right  of  trial  by  jury — to  suspend  the 
operation  of  legislative  assemblies — to  interdict  their  colonial  com- 
merce— to  quarter  armed  soldiers  upon  them  in  time  of  peace, 
and  to  alter  fundamentally  the  form  of  government  which  had 
been  established  by  compact,  and  solemnly  and  repeatedly  con- 
firmed by  the  crown.  Neither  the  uninterrupted  tenor  of  their 
loyal  and  peaceful  deportment  from  the  origin  of  their  coloniza- 
tion, nor  their  zealous  and  useful  services,  nor  the  respectful  but 
firm  tone  of  their  complaints,  nor  their  inflexible  resolution  to 
preserve  inviolate  the  rights  of  freemen,  could  avert  the  storm 
which  was  fast  gathering  over  {heir  heads. 

But  there  was  not  a  patriotic  heart  in  the  land  that  did  not 
feel,  as  did  the  great  Virginia  orator,  when  he  exclaimed,  "let  it 
come;  I  repeat  it,  sir,  let  it  come;"  and  it  did  come,  and  we  are 
now  in  the  full  fruition  of  all  its  mighty  results.  Who  would 
fail  to  feel  an  additional  throb  of  patriotism  in  participating  in 
doing  honor  to  the  memory  of  the  gallant  young  hero  who  shed 
his  blood  in  this  great  cause! 

The  news  of  the  conflict  at  Lexington,  borne  not  as  now  upon 
the  lightning's  wing,  slowly  reached  a  party  of  hunters,  seated 
around  a  cool  and  shady  spring  in  the  midst  of  a  dense  prime- 
val forest  of  Kentucky,  and  by  a  common  patriotic  impulse,  the 
name  of  Lexington  was  given  to  the  spot,  where  now  stands  that 
beautiful  and  flourishing  city;  and  one  of  our  most  beautiful, 
fertile  and  wealthy  counties,  bears  the  honored  name  of  Warren. 

I  need  scarcely  add  that  Kentucky  cherishes  an  honest  and 
sincere  sympathy  in  any  movement  calculated  to  do  honor  to,  or 


174  CORRESPONDENCE. 

perpetuate  the  memory  of  Warren.     She  feels  that  his  glory  is  a 
common  patrimony,  and  that  the  blood  which  he   shed  in  a  com- 
mon cause  is  a  tie  to  bind  us  together  in  a  brotherhood  of  Union. 
May  that  Union  be  forever  preserved  unimpaired,  with  all  the 
feelings  of  the  patriot's  heart  clustering  around  it. 
I  am  with  sentiments  of  great  respect, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

C.  S.  MOREHEAD. 
Hon.  Gr.  Washington  Warren. 


LOUISIANA.— Letter  from  Governor  Wickliffe; 

BATON  KOUGE,  La.,  June  8,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  received  your  invitation  to  attend  the  celebration  of 
the  82d  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

It  is  with  pleasure  I  hear  that  you  have  selected  such  an  appro- 
priate  occasion  to  inaugurate  a  Statue  of  the  great  Warren,  who 
there  fell  in  defence  of  the  liberty  which  we  now  enjoy. 

I  truly  regret  that  I  am  unable  to  accept  your  kind  invitation. 
I  am  with  sentiments  of  the  highest  respect  for  the  patriotic  Asso- 
ciation which  you  represent, 

Your  most  obedient  servant, 

EGBERT  C.  WICKLIFFE. 

Messrs.  Gr.  Washington  Warren, 

William  W.  Wheildon, 
Timothy  T.  Sawyer, 
Frederic  W.  Lincoln,  Jr. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  175 

DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA— letter  from  Joseph  Warren  Newcomb,  Esq. 

WASHINGTON,  June  12,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  invita- 
tion to  be  present  at  the  celebration  "of  the  82d  anniversary  of  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  on  the  17th  of  June,  by  the  inauguration  of 
a  statue  of  General  Warren." 

The  occasion  addresses  itself  to  every  friend  of  his  country,  and  to 
me  with  peculiar  interest. 

I  regret  extremely  that  I  cannot  be  present  to  witness  the  inter- 
esting ceremony  of  the  day,  but  the  inexorable  force  of  circumstances 
forbids  it.  I  hope  my  children  will  be  there. 

Be  pleased  to  accept  my  thanks  for  this  mark  of  attention. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

.  JOSEPH  WARREN  NEWCOMB. 

Letter  from  William  W.  Corcoran,  Esq. 

WASHINGTON,  May  30,  1857. 
DEAR   SIR  : 

I  beg  to  thank  the  Committee  through  you  for  the  honor  done 
me,  in  the  kind  invitation  to  attend  the  inauguration  of  the  Statue  of 
Gen.  Warren,  on  the  17th  of  June.  It  would  have  afforded  me  much 
pleasure  to  be  present  on  that  interesting  occasion,  but  absence  in  the 
far  west  will  prevent  my  having  the  honor  of  participating. 
I  am  with  great  regard, 

Your  friend  and  obedient   servant, 

WM.  W.  CORCORAN. 
Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren. 


176  CORRESPONDENCE. 


Letter  from  Professor  Henry. 

SMITHSONIAN  INSTITUTION,  ) 

Washington,  May  7th,  1857.  \ 

DEAR  SIR  : 

Please  accept  my  thanks  for  your  kind  invitation  to  attend 
the  inauguration  of  a  Statue  of  General  "Warren,  on  the  17th  of  June. 
It  would  give  me  pleasure  to  be  present  at  so  interesting  a  cere- 
mony and  to  profit  by  an  intercourse  with  the  distinguished  men 
which  the  important  occasion  will  call  together,  but  I  regret  that  my 
engagements  will  be  such  as  to  prevent  my  attendance. 

I  am  pleased  that  the  custom  is  becoming  more  general,  as  our 
country  is  increasing  in  wealth  and  prosperity,  of  erecting  statues  to 
our  benefactors.  I  prefer  these  to  mere  architectural  monuments, 
since  they  not  only  tend  to  improve  the  public  taste  for  the  fine  arts, 
but  also  to  produce  a  more  indelible  impression  of  the  character  of  a 
distinguished  individual  by  the  association  of  ideas  connected  with 
his  personal  appearance. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

JOSEPH  HEXRY. 
Wm.  W.   WHEILDON,  ESQ., 

for  the  Committee,  Charlestown,  Mass. 


CORRESPONDENCE  OF  STATE  COMMITTEE, 


The  Legislative  Committee,  whose  appointment  we  have 
already  mentioned,  have  kindly  furnished  their  correspondence 
for  insertion  in  this  volume.  The  first  letter  below  was 
addressed  by  them  to  the  President  of  the  United  States, 
and  letters  of  similar  import  were  forwarded  to  the  distin- 
guished gentlemen  whose  replies  follow.  Without  any  desire 
to  forestall  the  reader's  interest  in  these  letters,  we  may  be 
permitted  to  say  that  they  unitedly  express  that  appreciation 
of  the  occasion  and  those  sentiments  of  patriotic  feeling 
which  it  was  so  well  calculated  to  call  forth.  So  long  as 
the  high  officers  of  government,  on  one  hand,  and  the 
prominent  men  of  the  whole  country,  on  the  other,  cherish 
and  inculcate  such  principles,  and  such  feeling,  it  cannot  be 
doubted  that  our  glorious  Union  will  be  perpetuated  and 
its  unfathomed  blessings  transmitted  to  posterity.  The  Com- 
mittee of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association  esteem  it 
a  fortunate  privilege,  on  their  part,  in  some  degree  to  have 
given  occasion  for  so  full  an  outpouring  of  fraternal  and 
national  feeling  as  they  have  been  at  liberty  to  record  in  the 
pages  of  this  volume. 

23 


178  CORRESPONDENCE. 


Letter  to  the  President  of  the  United  States. 

STATE  HOUSE,  SENATE  CHAMBER, 

BOSTON,  May  16,  1857. 
SIR: 

By  a  joint  order  of  the  two  branches  of  the  Legislature  of 
Massachusetts,  of  the  fourteenth  day  of  May  current,  a  Committee 
was  appointed  for  the  reception  of  the  President  and  Vice  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  the  members  of  the  Cabinet,  Lieutenant' 
General  Scott,  or  other  distinguished  strangers  that»may  visit  this 
State,  on  the  occasion  of  the  celebration  of  the  Seventeenth  of  June 
next,  and  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren. 

The  undersigned  were  appointed  to  this  honorable  and  grateful 
service ;  and  we  hereby,  in  the  name  and  in  the  behalf  of  the 
Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  beg  leave  to  express  our  earnest  hope 
that  it  may  be  found  compatible  with  your  public  duties  and  per- 
sonal convenience  to  be  present. 

We  should  rejoice,  in  expression  of  the  sentiments  of  our  con- 
stituents, to  welcome  the  Chief  Magistrate  of  the  Union,  on  a  spot 
and  a  day  consecrated  in  the  history  and  in  the  hearts  of  the  Ameri- 
can people. 

With  the  highest  consideration  for  yourself,  personally,  and  for 
the  great  office  to  which  you  have  been  called, 
We  are  yours,  most  respectfully, 

CHARLES  W.  UPHAM, 

President  of  the  Senate. 

CHARLES  A.  PHELPS, 

Speaker  of  the  House  of  .Representatives. 

VELOROUS  TAFT, 
ROBERT  I.  BURBANK, 
GIDEON  HATNES, 

Of  the  Senate. 

JAMES  LEE,  Jr., 
E.  C.  BAKER, 
DEXTER  F.  PARKER, 
THOMAS  FARMER, 
JONAS  FITCH, 

Of  the  House  of  Representatives. 
Hon.  JAMES  BUCHANAN,  President  of  the  United  States. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  179 

From  the  President  of  the  United  States. 

WASHINGTON,  May  25,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  received  your  kind  favor  of  the  16th  inst.,  in* 
viting  me,  on  behalf  of  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  to  be 
present  "on  the  occasion  of  the  celebration  of  the  17th  of  June  next, 
and  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren."  I  should 
be  much  gratified  were  it  in  my  power  to  accept  this  distinguished 
honor,  for  which  I  feel  truly  grateful ;  and  therefore  deeply  regret 
that  the  pressure  of  important  public  business  will  render  this 
impossible.  No  spectacle  could  afford  me  greater  satisfaction  than 
to  be  present  at  the  Inauguration  of  a  Statue  dedicated  to  the 
memory  of  the  first  great  martyr  in  the  cause  of  American 
Independence. 

Please  to  accept  my  cordial  thanks  for  the  courteous  and  accepta- 
ble manner  towards  myself,  personally,  in  which  you  have  executed 
the  trust  confided  to  you,  and  believe  me  to  be, 

Yours,  very  respectfully, 

JAMES  BUCHANAN. 

Hon.  Charles  W.  Upham,  and  others,  Committee  of  the  Senate ; 
and  Hon.  Charles  A.  Phelps,  and  others,  Committee  of  the 
House,  &c.,  &c.,  &c. 


From  the  Vice-President  of  the  United  States. 

LEXINGTON,  KY.,  May  22,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN : 

In  answer  to  the  invitation,  in  the  name  of  the  Legislature 
of  Massachusetts,  contained  in  your  letter  of  the  16th  inst.,  I  have 
to  express  my  deep  regret  that  engagements  which  cannot  be  post- 
poned will  deny  me  the  pleasure  of  participating  in  the  interesting 
ceremonies  at  Bunker  Hill  on  the  17th  of  June. 


180  CORRESPONDENCE. 

It  would,  indeed,  be  most  grateful  to  my  feelings,  to  visit  New 
England  for  the  first  time  to  bear  some  part  in  rendering  appro- 
priate honors  to  the  memory  of  Gen.  Warren.  Not  Massachusetts 
only  —  the  whole  Union  also  cherishes  with  affectionate  gratitude 
the  recollection  of  his  character  and  services.  To  place  his  Statue 
on  the  battle-field  of  Bunker  Hill  will  be  a  fit  testimonial  from 
the  present  generation ;  for,  although,  with  a  disinterested  patriotism 
of  which  a  mind  less  noble  would  have  been  incapable,  he  de- 
clined, at  that  memorable  battle,  the  chief  command  to  which  his 
rank  entitled  him,  and  sought  the  post  of  danger  with  the  musket 
of  a  private  soldier  —  this  very  fact,  joined  to  his  courage  and  his 
great  example,  made  him  the  hero  of  the  day. 

Massachusetts  contributed  to  the  struggle  for  freedom  her  full 
share  of  patriotism  and  courage  '•*—  yet  I  confess  that,  to  me,  Warren 
has  always  appeared  the  most  attractive  and  heroic  character  that 
she  gave  to  the  Revolution.  In  him,  boundless  faith  and  intrepidity, 
perfect  rectitude,  great  abilities,  enthusiasm,  and  fervent  love  of 
liberty,  were  so  united  and  developed  as  to  lift  him  above  most  of 
his  eminent  cotemporaries,  and  entitle  him  to  a  place  in  that  par- 
ticular galaxy  composed  of  the  selectest  spirits  of  revolutionary 
times.  No  man  saw  more  clearly  the  consequences  of  submission 
to  the  pretensions  of  the  British  crown ',  no  man  saw  more  clearly 
the  dangers  involved  in  resistance ;  and  yet  no  man  was  more 
determined  or  effective  in  awakening  and  organizing  the  spirit  that 
led  to  our  emancipation.  I  persuade  myself  that,  from  the  begin- 
ning, he  looked  far  beyond  the  special  issues  that  seemed  to  ex- 
haust the  questions  of  difference,  and  fixed  his  thoughts  on  absolute 
Independence.  And  although  cut  down  in  the  morning  of  his 
glorious  lifej  he  did  not  live  to  see  the  united  Colonies  acknowledged 
among  the  independent  powers  of  the  world ;  it  well  becomes  us 
gratefully  to  remember  how  much  his  life  and  death  contributed 
to  hasten  that  auspicious  day. 

I  am  quite  sure  that  the  people  of  the  South  would  no  more 
admit  that  the  fame  of  Warren  belongs  to  Massachusetts  alone, 
than  they  would  claim  the  renown  of  Washington  exclusively  for 
the  country  South  of  the  Potomac  —  and  this  is  doubtless  the 
feeling  of  Massachusetts.  Whatever  may  be  in  store  for  the 
future,  the  past  at  least  is  common  property.  Is  there  not  good 


COREESPONDENCE.  181 

reason  to  hope  that  these  treasures  of  the  country  shall  never  be 
divided — that  the  political  and  social  brotherhood  our  fathers 
formed  shall  be  perpetuated  through  all  generations,  and  that  the 
Constitution  they  bequeathed  to  us  shall  be  revered  and  maintained 
as  the  only  sure  bond  of  union  and  progress  ? 
I  am  gentlemen,  very  truly, 

Your  friend  and  obedient  servant, 

JOHN  C.  BKECKINRIDGE. 

Hon.  CHARLES  W.  UPHAM, 

Hon.  CHARLES  A.  PHELPS,  and  others,  Committee. 


From  Hon.  Lewis  CasSj  Secretary  of  State. 

WASHINGTON  CITY,  May  21,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN : 

I  am  much  obliged  to  you  for  the  invitation  to  attend 
the  Celebration  of  the  17th  of  June  next,  and  the  Inaugura- 
tion of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren.  Other  arrangements  will 
deprive  me  of  the  pleasure  of  accepting  it,  and  of  making  part  of 
the  vast  assemblage  of  American  citizens,  who  will  come  up,  in  this 
the  time  of  their  country's  power,  to  the  scene  of  one  of  her  most 
glorious  deeds  done  in  the  time  of  her  weakness,  and  recall,  upon 
Bunker's  Hill,  the  memorable  events  which  have  made  the  day  and 
the  place  immortal.  And  who  will  come  up  also  to  bear  their  tribute 
of  respect  and  gratitude  to  the  memory  of  the  patriot  soldiers, 
who  fought  the  first  great  battle  for  freedom  in  our  land,  and  many 
of  whom  mingled  their  blood  with  that  of  their  leader,  the  illus- 
trious Warren,  who  has  built  for  himself  a  prouder  monument  in 
the  history  of  his  country  than  he  will  have  even  in  the  marble 
statue  you  propose  to  inaugurate  under  such  imposing  circum- 
stances. I  am,  gentlemen,  very  respectfully, 

Your  ob't  servant, 

LEWIS  CASS. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 


182  CORRESPONDENCE. 

From  Hon.  Howell  Cobb,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 

WASHINGTON  CITY,  June  1,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  to-day  addressed  a  letter  to  the  Committee  of  Ar- 
rangements of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association  expressive 
of  my  regret  in  being  unable  to  attend  the  proposed  Celebration  of 
the  17th  of  this  month.  It  would  have  been  to  me  a  source  of 
sincere  pleasure  to  have  participated  in  the  ceremonies  of  an  occa- 
sion so  full  of  grateful  reminiscences,  and  so  instructive  of  future 
duties  and  obligations  ;  I  must  submit,  however,  to  the  require- 
ments of  official  duty  and  forego  the  pleasure. 

I  request  that  you  will  communicate  to  the  Legislature  my  ap- 
preciation of  the  honor  which  you  have  tendered  to  me  in  their 
name,  with  the  reason  that  compels  me  to  decline  it. 
I  am,  very  respectfully, 

Yours,  &c., 

HOWELL  COBB* 

Hon.  C.  W.  UPHAM,  President  of  the  Senate,  and  others. 
Hon.  C.  A.  PHELPS,  Speaker  of  the  House,  and  others. 


From  Hon.  Isaac  Toucey,  Secretary  of  the  Navy. 

NAVY  DEPARTMENT,  May  22,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  the  invitation  of  the 
Joint  Committee  of  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  to  visit  that 
State  on  the  occasion  of  the  celebration  of  the  17th  of  June  next, 
and  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren.  It  would 
afford  me  great  pleasure  to  participate  in  the  ceremonies  of  this 
interesting  occasion,  and  to  unite  with  the  citizens  of  Massachusetts 
in  doing  honor  to  the  memory  of  this  hero  of  Revolutionary  times, 
but  official  engagements  will  prevent. 


CORRESPONDENCE.  183 

Be  pleased  to  convey  to  the  Committee  my  acknowledgments  of 
its  attention,  and  to  accept,  for  yourselves,  the  assurances  of  my 
high  respect.  Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

I.  TOUCET. 

Hon.  CHARLES  W.  UPHAM,  President  of  the  Senate. 
Hon.  CHARLES  A.  PHELPS,  Speaker  of  the  House. 


From  Hon.  Aaron  V,  Brown,  Postmaster  General. 

POST  OFFICE  DEPARTMENT,  May  20,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  note 
of  16th  inst.,  informing  me  that,  with  your  associates,  you  had 
been  appointed,  by  joint  order  of  the  two  branches  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  Massachusetts,  Committees  for  the  reception  of  the  Presi- 
dent and  Vice-President  of  the  United  States,  the  members  of  the 
Cabinet,  Lieutenant-General  Scott,  and  other  distinguished  strangers 
who  may  visit  your  State,  on  the  occasion  of  the  Celebration  of  the 
17th  June  next,  and  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General 
Warren,  —  and  expressing,  in  behalf  of  the  Legislature  of  Massa- 
chusetts, the  hope  that  it  may  be  compatible  with  my  public  duties 
and  personal  convenience  to  be  present. 

Allow  me,  gentlemen,  to  make  my  acknowledgments,  through 
your  Committee  to  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  for  the  honor 
thus  conferred  upon  me,  as  a  member  of  the  Cabinet,  and  my 
regrets  that  public  duties  here  forbid  the  gratification  of  a  strong 
desire  to  unite  with  the  Legislature  and  people  of  Massachusetts  in 
doing  honor  to  the  great  event  and  occasion  which  you  propose  to 
celebrate.  I  am,  very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

AARON  V.  BROWN. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 


184  CORRESPONDENCE. 


From  Hon.  John  Thompson,  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

DEPARTMENT  or  THE  INTERIOR, 

WASHINGTON,  May  21,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN : 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  invita- 
tion, as  the  Joint  Committee  of  the  Honorable  the  Legislature  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  to  be  present  on  the  occasion  of 
the  Celebration  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  on  the  17th  of  June 
next,  and  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren. 

In  reply,  I  have  to  express  my  deep  regret,  that  the  exigences  of 
official  business  will  necessarily  deny  me  the  privilege  of  partaking 
in  a  ceremonial  of  such  surpassing  interest. 

With  the  highest  consideration, 

I  am,  gentlemen,  your  most  ob't  servant, 

J.  THOMPSON. 

Hon.  CHARLES  W.  UPHAM,  President  of  the  Senate. 
Hon.  CHARLES  A.  PHELPS,  Speaker  of  the  House. 
Hon.  VELOROUS  TAFT,  and  others,  Committee  of  the  Senate, 
Hon.  JAMES  LEE,  Jr.,  and  others,  Committee  of  the  House. 


From  Lieutenant-Genera!  Scott. 

NEW  YORK,  June  11,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN : 

I  had  the  honor  to  receive,  in  due 'time,  your  note,  inform- 
ing me  that  you  were  a  Committee  on  the  part  of  the  Massachusetts 
Legislature,  appointed  to  receive  certain  high  public  functionaries 
and  myself,  previously  invited  by  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Asso- 
ciation to  be  present  on  the  occasion  of  "  the  Inauguration  of  the 
Statue  of  General  Warren." 

Your  flattering  communication  I  delayed  answering,  in  the  hope 
(as  I  have  explained  to  your  Sub-Committee)  that  some  favorable 


CORRESPONDENCE.  185 

change  in  the  health  of  one  of  my  family  might  permit  me  to  visit 
Bunker  Hill,  the  neighboring  cities  and  towns,  on  the  approaching 
occasion  of  high  national  interest ;  but  the  critical  illness  that  has 
caused  me  so  much  uneasiness  having,  in  the  meantime,  rather 
increased  than  diminished,  I  am  compelled,  at  the  last  moment,  to 
decline  the  many  flattering  inducements  before  me  to  visit  your 
noble  Commonwealth. 

With  the  highest  respect,  gentlemen, 

I  have  the  honor  to  remain, 

Your  most  ob't  servant, 

WINFIELD  SCOTT. 
To  the  Committee,  &c. 


From  Ex-President  John  Tyler. 

SHERWOOD  FOREST,  VA.,  June  5,  1857. 

To  the  President  of  thfi  Senate  and  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Com- 
monwealth of  Massachusetts. 

GENTLEMEN : 

I  have  felt  myself  highly  flattered  by  your  kind  letter  of  the 
25th  of  May,  written  on  behalf  of  the  Joint  Committee  of  the  two 
branches  of  the  Legislature,  and  expressing  the  earnest  hope  that 
I  would  be  present  in  Boston,  on  the  17th  in»t.,  at  the  Inauguration 
of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren  ;  and  I  pray  you  to  be  assured 
that  few  things  would  afford  me  more  true  pleasure  than  a  com- 
pliance with  your  wishes.  A  heavy  family  bereavement,  which  has 
plunged  into  deep  affliction  all  who  surround  me,  precludes  the  pos- 
sibility of  my  doing  so.  There  is  no  one  who,  had  he  been  per- 
mitted to  do  so,  would  have  witnessed  the  august  ceremonies  of  the 
17th,  in  memory  of  the  first  great  martyr  to  the  cause  of  Freedom 
and  Independence,  with  deeper  emotion  than  myself. 

Be  pleased  to  make  acceptable  to  the  Committee  you  represent, 
my  cordial  salutations,  and  accept  for  yourselves,  individually, 
assurances  of  my  high  consideration. 

Truly  and  faithfully, 

JOHN  TYLER. 

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186  CORRESPONDENCE. 

From  Ex-President  Millar d  Fillmore. 

BUFFALO,  N.  Y.,  June  8,  1857. 

Hon.  Charles  W.   Upham,  — 

SIR: 

I  am  honored  by  the  receipt  of  your  letters  of  the  2d  inst., 
public  and  private,  inviting  me  to  be  present  at  the  Bunker  Hill 
Celebration  of  the  17th,  when  a  Statue  will  be  Inaugurated  to 
the  memory  of  General  Warren,  and  I  can  assure  you  it  will 
give  me  great  pleasure  to  accept  the  invitation,  if  it  be  in  my 
power,  but  some  business  which  calls  me  from  home  this  week 
may  prevent. 

I  am,  with  the  highest  respect, 

Yours,  &c., 

MILLARD  FILLMORE. 


From  Hon.  John  0.  Fremont. 

NEW  YORK,  56  West  Ninth  Street,  June  6,  1857. 
GENTLEMEN : 

I  had  the  honor  yesterday  to  receive  an  invitation,  which 
you  tender  me  in  behalf  of  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  and 
its  Committee  of  Reception,  to  visit  your  State  at  the  Inauguration 
of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren. 

It  would  give  me  pleasure  to  witness  an  event  of  such  unusual 
and  general  interest,  but  the  departure  of  my  family  for  an  indefi- 
nite absence  on  the  20th  of  this  month,  and  my  desire  to  be  with 
them  during  the  interval,  will  necessarily  deprive  me  of  the  gratifi- 
cation I  should  have  had  in  accepting  your  invitation. 
I  am,  gentlemen, 

With  high  consideration  and  regard, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

J.  C.  FREMONT. 

Hon.  CHARLES  W.  UPHAM,  President  of  the  Senate. 
Hon.  CHARLES  A.  PHELPS,  Speaker  of  the  House. 


MUNICIPAL   CELEBRATION, 


MUNICIPAL    CELEBRATION, 


WITHIN  a  few  days  after  the  appointment  of  the  Committee  of  the 
Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  the  Common  Council  of 
Charlestown,  took  notice  of  the  subject,  and  adopted  the  following 
order,  at  their  meeting  on  the  16th  of  March : — 

Ordered,  That,  inasmuch  as  the  approaching  anniversary  of  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill  is  to  be  commemorated  by  the  Bunker  Hill 
Monument  Association,  by  the  inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  War- 
ren ;  and  as  the  occasion  will  be  one  of  more  than  usual  interest  to 
the  citizens  of  Charlestown  and  vicinity,  on  account  of  this  event 
and  the  general  interest  felt  by  our  citizens  in  a  proper  notice  of  the 
anniversary,  that  a  Committee  consisting  of  the  President  and  three 
members  of  this  Board  be  appointed,  with  such  as  the  Mayor  and 
Aldernjen  may  join,  to  make  suitable  arrangements  for  the  city  to 
unite  with  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association  in  a  proper  cele- 
bration of  the  anniversary,  and  in  the  appropriate  ceremonies  pro- 
posed by  that  Association  on  the  occasion. 

The  same  order  was  adopted  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Mayor 
and  Aldermen,  and  the  following  joint  committee  was  appointed 
thereon : — 

TIMOTHY  T.  SAWYER,  Mayor  of  the  City. 
O^m.  \  °f  t 


of  the  Cam,  Council. 


HORACE  G.  HUTCHINS,  President, 
W.  W.  PIERCE, 
OSCAR  MURDOCH, 
PAUL  WILLARD. 

189 


190  MUNICIPAL    CELEBRATION. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  this  Committee,  a  sub-committee,  consist- 
ing of  the  Mayor,  Messrs.  Fletcher,  Pierce,  and  Willard,  was  ap- 
pointed to  confer  with  the  sub-committee  of  the  Monument  Associa- 
tion. At  a  conference  of  these  two  committees,  a  line  of  action  was 
suggested  and  adopted  by  the  Committee  of  the  City  Government, 
which  resulted  in  the  following  communication  : — 
> 

CITY  OF  CHARLESTOWN,  ) 

MAYOR'S  OFFICE,  May  9th,  1857.  \ 

The  Common  Council  of  Charlestown,  wishing  to  contribute  to 
the  occasion  of  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  General  Warren, 
on  the  17th  of  June  next,  respectfully  tender  to  the  Bunker  Hill 
Monument  Association,  a  reception  and  escort. 

General  James  Dana  has  been  appointed  Chief  Marshal,  and  he 
will  make  all  necessary  arrangements,  if  it  shall  please  the  Associa- 
tion to  accept  the  proposition. 

In  behalf  of  the  City  Council, 

TIMOTHY  T.  SAWYER,  Mayor. 

This  proposition  on  the  part  of  the  City  Council  of  Charlestown, 
was  accepted  by  the  Committee,  with  much  satisfaction. 

The  order  of  the  City  Council,  already  quoted,  not  only  contem- 
plated giving  the  aid  of  the  city  to  the  arrangements  and  ceremonies 
of  the  Monument  Association,  but  also  a  fitting  celebration  of  the  day 
and  a  fitting  tribute  of  respect  to  the  distinguished  gentlemen  expec- 
ted to  be  present.  The  just  pride  which  the  citizens  of  Charlestown 
feel  in  their  local  history ;  the  responsibility  which  that  history  im- 
poses upon  them,  as  the  guardians  of  the  first  great  battle-field  of 
the  revolution;  the  debt  of  gratitude  which  they  in  common  with  all 
their  countrymen,  owe  to  the  patriotic  fathers — not  easily  to  be  for- 
gotten in  this  presence — are  considerations  which  induce  the  prompti- 
tude and  liberality  which  they  have  always  manifested  on  occasions  of 
patriotic  displays.  The  City  Council,  in  their  action  in  this  matter, 
did  not  fail  to  meet  the  approval  of  their  constituents,  and  received 
their  earnest  co-operation. 


MUNICIPAL    CELEBRATION.  191 

General  DANA,  Chief  Marshal  of  the  City  Council  of  Charles- 
town,  having  been  duly  authorized  by  the  Committee  of  that  body, 
invited  the  military  companies  of  Charlestown,  Concord,  and  Wo- 
burn,  to  perform  escort  duty  on  the  occasion,  by  receiving  the  Monu- 
ment Association  and  its  guests  at  the  line  of  the  city,  and  these 
invitations  were  severally  accepted ;  but  it  appearing  that  a  large 
body  of  troops,  other  than  those  specially  invited,  would  be  present 
on  the  occasion,  it  was  thought  best  that  they  should  be  united  in 
one  body,  and  the  following  general  notice,  signed  by  the  Grand 
Marshal  on  the  part  of  the  Association,  and  by  General  Dana,  as 
Chief  Marshal,  on  behalf  of  the  City  of  Charlestown,  was  published 
in  the  papers  of  the  day. 

CELEBRATION  17-ra  OF  JUNE. 

The  undersigned  invite  all  the  Military  bodies  who  intend  to  be 
present  at  the  above  Celebration,  to  assemble  on  the  morning  of  that 
day  on  High  street,  in  front  of  Monument  Square,  in  the  city  of 
Charlestown,  and  join  in  the  escort.  And  they  are  requested  to 
report  themselves  on  or  before  the  13th  inst.,  to  Col.  Charles  B. 
Rogers  of  Charlestown,  commander  of  the  escort,  who  will  assign  to 
them  a  proper  position. 

THOMAS  ASPINWALL, 

Grand  Marshal  B.  H.  M.  Association. 

JAMES  DANA, 

Chief  Marshal  City  of  Charlestown. 

In  accordance  with  previous  arrangements,  the  day  was  ushered  in 
by  the  ringing  of  the  bells,  the  firing  of  national  salutes,  and  the 
waving  of  the  national  ensign  from  the  various  flag  Stan's  of  the  city. 
At  an  early  hour  in  the  morning,  the  military  companies  of  the  city 
ani  the  neighboring  towns,  and  the  various  Engine  and  Hose  Com- 
panies of  the  Fire  Department,  were  passing  through  the  streets  in 
various  directions  to  receive  their  guests  and  prepare  for  the  duties 
of  the  day. 

An  invitation  was  extended  to  all  the  Military  Companies  and 
thx>S3  of  the  Fire  Department,  to  pass  through  the  Pavilion  and  to 


192  MUNICIPAL    CELEBRATION. 

view  the  Statue  in  the  morning,  and  as  many  as  found  it  convenient 
to  do  so,  were  properly  received  and  accommodated. 

Agreeably  to  the  above  notice,  the  military  companies  present,  inr 
eluding  all  which  had  arrived  in  season  to  comply  with  the  request, 
assembled  on  High  street,  and  were  formed  in  column,  whence  they 
proceeded  to  Boston,  and  on  their  way  to  the  State  House  were 
joined  by  other  portions  of  the  grand  military  column  which  finally 
composed  the  splendid  escort  of  the  occasion. 

The  subsequent  proceedings  of  the  day ;  t"he  admirable  decora- 
tion of  the  city,  both  by  the  committee  and  the  citizens ;  the  enthu" 
siasm  which  pervaded  the  whole  people,  and  the  decorum  and  good 
order  which  prevailed  during  the  day,  have  been  elsewhere  sufficient- 
ly enlarged  upon.  They  were  all  alike  creditable  to  the  city  and 
honorable  to  the  people. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  ceremonies  on  the  Monument  Grounds, 
a  procession  was  formed  under  Gen.  Dana,  escorted  by  the  military 
companies  present,  and  proceeded  with  the  guests  of  the  association 
and  others,  who  had  been  invited  by  the  Committee  of  the  City 
Council,  to  the  City  Hall.  His  Excellency  Gov.  Gardner  and  suite, 
proceeded  to  the  same  place,  under  escort  of  the  Independent 
Cadets.  The  Hall  was  beautifully  dressed  and  brilliantly  lighted 
for  the  occasion,  under  the  direction  of  the  committee.  Tables 
were  laid  around  the  hall,  and  were  loaded  with  tempting  edibles, 
not  only  of  the  substantial  but  of  the  lighter  descriptions.  Strawberries 
were  provided  in  profusion.  Numerous  vases  of  fine  cut  flowers 
decked  the  tables,  and  two  baskets  of  beautiful  flowers  were  sus- 
pended from  the  ceiling. 

On  the  platform,  at  the  head  of  the  Hall,  were  assembled  nearly 
all  the  distinguished  gentlemen,  from  various  parts  of  the  country 
and  our  own  Commonwealth,  who  had  honored  the  day  with  their 
presence.  After  the  welcoming  remarks  of  Mayor  Sawyer,  the 
company  needed  no  further  invitation  to  partake  of  the  feast  so 
generously  placed  before  them. 


MUNICIPAL  CELEBRATION.  193 

MAYOR'S  ADDRESS. 

IN  behalf  of  the  City  Council  of  Charlestown,  I  thank 
you,  gentlemen,  for  the  honor  you  confer  upon  it  by 
your  presence  on  this  occasion.  You  have  been  at- 
tracted hither  by  the  ceremonies  which  have  taken 
place  on  the  hallowed  soil  within  our  limits,  and  you 
have  aided  in  paying  another  grateful  tribute  to  the 
memories  of  the  noble  men,  who,  on  the  17th  of  June, 
1775,  by  the  soundness  of  their  hearts,  and  the  energy 
of  their  wills,  transformed  what,  until  then,  had  been 
but  a  simple  pasture-field,  into  the  very  sanctuary  of 
Hope  and  Freedom. 

Amid  the  conflicts  and  changes  which  must  be  con- 
tinually occurring  in  this  now  extended  land,  a  sacred 
feeling  of  patriotism  and  faith  exists,  like  a  steady 
ray  of  light,  to  guide  and  control  us.  And  this  feel- 
ing must  be  traced  back  for  its  origin  to  Bunker  Hill : 
while  these  gatherings  upon  its  soil  may  be  looked 
upon  as  rekindlings  of  a  flame  to  be  forever  kept  bright 
and  burning.  And  on  these  occasions,  when  the  gen- 
eral interest  is  turned  to  the  old  battle-field,  and  the 
steps  of  the  honored,  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  are 
directed  towards  it,  those  of  us  who  are  domiciled 
about  it  and  who  have  our  every  day  interests  per- 
manently fixed  within  its  shadow,  will  be  pardoned,  I 
know,  for  an  unusual  glow  of  pride  and  a  feeling  of 
importance  which  otherwise  might  be  unbecoming  in 
us.  We  feel  as  if  some  precious  trust  had  been  com- 
mitted to  our  charge,  as  if  a  special  interest  in  this 
heritage  from  the  Fathers  had  been  bequeathed  to  us ; 

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194  MUNICIPAL   CELEBRATION. 

and,  while  in  common  with  you  all,  we  stand  by  this 
shrine  of  freedom,  to  present  our  offerings  of  gratitude, 
to  be  reanimated  by  the  noble  example  of  manliness 
and  valor,  and  to  pledge  eternal  faithfulness  to  "  the 
trust,  the  sacred  trust  attaching  to  the  rich  inheritance 
from  our  Fathers,"  you  will,  we  are  assured,  at  the 
same  time  allow  us  the  pleasant  satisfaction  of  wel- 
coming you  to  our  homes  and  our  hearts.  In  behalf 
of  the  people  whom  I  represent,  I  offer  you  words  of 
welcome  and  of  thanks.  To  you,  gentlemen,  repre- 
sentatives of  States  that  have  grown  up  and  grown 
great  under  the  influence  of  the  good  sentiment  pro- 
claimed, defended,  and  fixed  upon  the  attention  of  the 
world  by  the  men  whose  memories  we  this  day  com- 
memorate, may  I  offer  the  assurance  that  you  are  here 
greeted  with  a  heartiness  and  a  regard  commensurate 
with  a  just  appreciation  of  your  positions  and  your 
characters.  While  to  you,  gentlemen,  whose  talents  and 
whose  genius  have  been  so  frequently  and  so  gen- 
erously lent  and  applied  for  the  public  advantage  and 
honor,  I  tender  the  thanks  of  an  obliged  and  grate- 
ful community.  To  all  of  you,  statesmen,  soldiers, 
sailors,  scholars,  magistrates,  citizens,  I  bid  a  cordial 
welcome.  If,  when  the  excitement  of  this  day  shall 
be  over,  .we  can  feel  that  in  any  degree  we  have 
added  to  the  comfort,  the  harmony,  the  joy  of  the 
occasion,  our  purpose  and  plan  will  have  been  fully 
accomplished ;  and  if  the  result  of  this  celebration  shall 
be  to  deepen  among  our  people  their  reverence  for  the 
Fathers,  and  to  increase  their  charity  and  love  for  the 
children  of  OUR  COUNTRY,  we  may  all  of  us,  I  am  sure, 
thank  God  that  we  aided  in  it. 


MUNICIPAL    CELEBRATION.  195 

Owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  hour,  and  other  engagements  of 
gentlemen  present,  no  further  formality  was  observed,  and  the  ad- 
dresses, which  were  expected  from  some  of  the  distinguished  gentle- 
men, for  which  time  was  not  allowed  in  the  .Pavilion,  were 
so  far  dispensed  with  as  to  allow  a  more  free  interchange  of  con- 
gratulations and  sentiments.  Each  breast  was  filled  with  patriotic 
feeling,  and  for  the  time,  enjoyed  its  own  communion  upon  the 
purposes  and  events  of  the  day,  and  the  associations  that  the  scenes 
and  ceremonies  had  inspired. 

During  the  day,  many  of  tho  citizens  of  Charlestown  kept  "  open 
house  "  for  the  accommodation  of  their  friends  and  strangers,  and 
many  pleasant  meetings  were  enjoyed.  Among  those  who  thus  man- 
ifested their  patriotism  and  their  hospitality,  we  may  mention  more 
particularly  the  President  of  the  Association,  Hon.  Mr.  Warren, 
Mayor  Sawyer,  Ex-Mayor  Frothingham,  General  James  Dana, 
Dr.  A.  K.  Thompson,  Peter  Hubbell,  James  Lee,  Jr.,  Horace  G. 
Hutchins,  P.  J.  Stone,  L.  A.  Huntington,  Joseph  F.  Hovey,  Edward 
Riddle,  Wm.  W.  Wheildon,  Edw.  Lawrence,  John  K.  Fuller,  R.  G. 
Lockwood,  Paul  Willard,  Dr.  Henry  Lyon,  Oscar  Murdock,  Isaac 
Kendall,  2d,  Col.  Rogers,  Ira  Goodrich,  Francis  Thompson,  N.  F. 
Frothingham,  Geo.  E.  Lincoln,  Benj.  G.  Blanchard,  and  many 
others. 

In  the  evening,  the  Statue  in  the  Pavilion  was  brilliantly  lighted 
with  gas,  by  the  active  efforts  of  Mr.  Geo.  B.  Neal,  agent  of  the 
Gas  Company,  and  was  visited  by  thousands  of  persons.  Two 
Bands  of  Musicians,  provided  by  the  City  Committee,  were  stationed 
on  the  ground,  and  discoursed  delightful  music,  while  the  air  was 
filled  with  fireworks.  The  city  throughout  was  g'orgeous  with  light 
and  brilliancy. 


It  is  proper  here  to  say  that  the  interest  which  the  City  Council 
of  Charlestown  and  the  citizens  generally  took  in  the  occasion;  the 
liberal  manner  in  which  they  contributed  to  the  celebration,  during 
the  day  and  evening,  and  the  elegant  and  hospitable  entertainment 


196  FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 

which  the  Committee  provided  for  the  guests  of  the  Association,  de- 
mand the  grateful  acknowledgments  of  the  Committee  of  Arrange- 
ments. They  were  appreciated  and  will  be  remembered. 

In  conclusion,  we  may  bestow  one  word  of  consideration,  at  least, 
upon  the  Ladies  of  Charlestown,  who  were  so  ready  to  render  their 
assistance  and  encouragement  in  aid  of  the  celebration,  and  in  the 
duties  of  hospitality.  They  are  ever  ready  to  answer  all  demands 
upon  their  patriotism  and  their  gratitude  as  upon  their  benevolence. 
Without  their  kind  interest,  their  ready  approval  and  their  tasteful 
labors,  our  celebration  and  its  ornaments,  would  have  been  incom- 
plete. We  owe  them  many  thanks  for  their  efforts,  and  cheerfully 
acknowledge  a  new  claim  on  their  part  to  our  respectful  regards. 


PARADE    OF    THE    FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 

The  Firemen  of  Charlestown  and  their  guests,  assembled  on 
Austin  street,  at  about  ten  o'clock,  and  in  a  few  moments  moved  in 
the  following  order  : — 

CHIEF  ENGINEER  JAMES  C.  POOR. 

SHELTON'S  BRASS  BAND. 

Oceanus  Engine  Co.,  No.  11,  New  York,  Capt.  John  Wildey. 
Uniform — drab  coat  and  pants,  fire  hats.  Their  beautiful  double 
decked  engine  attracted  great  attention. 

WASHINGTON  BRASS  BAND. 

New  York  Hose  Co.,  No.  5,  Capt.  Frank  M.  Raymond.  Uni- 
form— red  shirts,  black  pants  and  fire  hats.  The  hose  carriage  of 
this  company  was  greatly  admired. 

NASHUA    BRASS   BAND. 

La  Fayette  Hose  Co.,  No.  3,  Nashua,  N.  H.,  Capt.  Jackson 
Willard.  Uniform — red  shirts,  grey  pants  and  fire  hats. 

Constitution  Engine  Co.,  No.  9,  of  Salem,  Capt.  A.  A.  Wiggin. 
Uniform — blue  shirts,  black  pants  and  fire  hats. 


FIRE   DEPARTMENT.  197 

PLAGa'S  CORNET  BAND. 

Warren  Engine  Co.,  No.  1,  Roxbury,  Captain  John  A.  Foley. 
Uniform — red  shirts,  black  pants  and  fire  hats.  The  officers  of 
Torrent,  No.  6,  of  Roxbury,  were  guests  of  the  Warren. 

Hancock  Engine  Co.,  No.  1,  Capt.  Samuel  Brintnall.  Uniform — 
red  shirts,  black  pants  and  fire  hats. 

CHELSEA  BRASS  BAND. 

Bunker  Hill  Engine  Company,  No.  2,  Capt.  Swan.  Uniform — 
red  shirts,  black  pants  and  fire  hats. 

Howard  Engine  Co.,  No.  3,  Capt.  Copps.  Uniform — red  shirts, 
black  pants  and  glazed  caps. 

Red  Jacket  Hose  Co.,  No.  1,  Capt.  Barstow.  Uniform — red 
shirts,  black  pants  and  drab  caps. 

BOSTON  BRIGADE  BAND. 

Warren  Engine  Co.,  No.  4,  Capt.  Prescott.  Uniform — blue 
shirts,  black  pants  and  fire  hats. 

Washington  Engine  Co.,  No.  5,  Capt.  Rogers.  Uniform — red 
shirts,  black  pants  and  fire  hats. 

Franklin  Engine  Co.,  No,  7,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnall.  Uniform 
— black  pants,  white  shirts  and  black  hats. 

The  various  companies  drew  their  apparatus,  which  showed  to 
great  advantage.  Warren  No.  4's  engine  had  just  been  repainted, 
and  looked  exceedingly  neat  and  elegant. 

The  procession  passed  through  the  following  streets : — Main, 
Bunker  Hill,  Elm,  High,  Concord,  Chelsea,  Adams,  Common,  \Vin- 
throp  and  Harvard ;  passing  all  the  engine  houses  in  the  city. 

The  companies  all  mustered  with  full  ranks,  and  each  made  a 
very  creditable  appearance.  This  parade  of  the  Fire  Department, 
with  their  guests,  was  one  of  the  attractive  features  of  the  day. 

In  the  afternoon  Oceanus  Company,  of  New  York,  partook  of  the 
hospitalities  of  Washington,  No.  5,  of  Charlestown.  Both  com- 
panies afterwards  proceeded  to  Spy  Pond  to  finish  their  celebration 
of  the  17th. 

In  the  evening,  Hose  Company,  No.  5,  of  New  York,  dined  with 
Hancock  Engine  Co.,  of  Charlestown,  at  Washington  Hall. 


NOTE. 

The  following  contemporary  accounts  and  selections  are  made 
from  the  newspapers  of  the  day,  and  are  here  inserted  as  con- 
tributing to  the  illustration  of  this  last  great  Celebration  of  the 
Monument  Association.  They  will  be  perused  with  interest,  now 
and  hereafter,  as  affording  vivid  descriptions  of  the  incidents  and 
ceremonies  ;  as  giving  a  more  lively  history  of  the  events  and 
scenes,  —  showing,  as  it  were,  the  "  very  age  and  body  of  the 
time,  his  form  and  pressure,"  more  clearly  than  any  formal  account 
can  do, — and  as  indicating  the  general  success  of  the  occasion. 


CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS, 


[From  the  Evening  Gazette.} 
BUNKER  HILL.  —  SEVENTEENTH  JUNE. 


No  Eleusinian  mysteries  demand  our  care 

On  this  eventful  morn,  no  tales  of  Greece,  or  Rome, 

Will  fill  the  soul,  but  shouts  that  rend  the  air 
Recall  a  strife  for  Liberty,  and  home. 

A  strife  now  dwelling  in  the  mighty  past, 
And  summoned  to  the  mind,  its  bold  appeal 

Cleaves  with  heart-stirring  power,  the  last 
And  least,  in  sympathy  must  feel. 

It  tells  of  deeds  of  stern  and  high  emprise, 

The  patriot  soldier  on  his  native  soil, 
Defending  rights,  the  brave,  the  good,  the  wise, 

Full  eager  for  the  fight,  its  carnage,  and  its  toil. 

It  heralds  one  —  most  honored  be  the  name 
Of  WARREN,  in  his  prime,  he  fell,  a  son 

Of  Massachusetts  —  all  his  youthful  fame 

Now  lives,  enshrined,  his  earthly  work  well  done. 

And  with  his  comrades,  on  that  blest  of  days, 
When  men  uprose,  and  sped  them  to  this  height, 

He  won  a  nation's  love,  a  nation's  praise, 

And  proved,  in  truth,  that  right  is  ever  might. 


202  CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS. 


Nor  to  these  men  must  boundless  thanks  be  given, 

"Whose  deeds  this  hour  we  solemnly  recount, 
But  unto  Him,  eternal  of  high  Heaven, 

Shall  incense  rise  from  this  immortal  mount. 

And  grateful  hearts  imbued  with  God  above, 

Recalling  blessings,  scattered  o'er  the  land 
All  crowning  Freedom,  symbol  of  His  love, 

Profoundly  humble,  laud  the  Giver's  hand. 

ONE  OF  THE  BAHCLAYS. 


[From  the  Bunker  Hill  Aurora.] 

It  seems  to  be  universally  admitted,  that  the  Celebration  and 
Inauguration,  in  this  city,  were  splendidly  successful  and  satisfac- 
tory. The  weather  was  cloudy,  and  in  many  respects  favorable  to 
the  proceedings  of  the  day.  The  military  and  masonic  displays  on 
the  occasion  have  rarely  been  equalled.  It  is  the  third  great  cele- 
bration under  the  auspices  of  the  Monument  Association,  besides 
the  Masonic  celebration  of  1845,  and  the  union  celebration  of  the 
Anniversary  in  1850  ;  and  it  is  believed  to  have  been  equal  to  any 
that  have  preceded  it,  and  superior,  in  some  respects,  to  either  of 
them. 

The  Committee  of  Arrangements  had  to  regret  the  absence 
of  a  number  of  guests,  who  had  been  invited  by  them,  and  were 
expected  to  be  present ;  but  they  are  pleased  to  know  that  those 
who  honored  the  day  with  their  presence,  expressed  themselves 
highly  gratified  with  the  occasion,  and  the  proceedings  and  cere- 
monies which  characterized  it.  Great  credit  is  due,  in  the  planning 
and  carrying  out  the  arrangements  for  the  celebration,  to  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Association,  Mr.  WARREN,  whose  exertions  have  been 
various  and  arduous  for  several  weeks,  and  who  has  devoted  himself 
to  the  labor  with  great  earnestness  and  energy.  In  addition  to  the 
duties  and  service  required  of  him,  in  regard  to  the  celebration 
itself,  it  is  just  to  say,  that  it  is  by  his  exertions  that  the  cost  of  the 
Statue,  (five  thousand  dollars,)  has  been  completed  within  a  few 
weeks  past,  and  no  debt  will  be  left  against  the  committee  for  the 


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labor  of  the  artist.  The  result  is  extremely  creditable  to  him  and 
to  others  who  have  promptly,  and  we  may  add  patriotically,  seconded 
his  efforts  in  this  behalf. 

The  Committee  of  Arrangements,  on  the  part  of  the  Association, 
are  largely  indebted  to  the  City  Council  of  Charlestown,  and  the 
Mayor,  for  the  prompt  and  unsolicited  assistance  rendered  in  the 
celebration  of  the  day ;  in  providing  the  splendid  military  escort 
of  the  occasion,  in  the  entertainment  of  the  guests  of  the  Associa- 
tion, in  the  decoration  of  the  city,  in  music,  and  fireworks,  and  in 
various  other  respects  adding  to  the  interest  and  brilliancy  of  the 
celebration. 

The  splendid  work  of  art,  which  the  Association  have  now  placed 
upon  their  grounds  in  this  city  —  an  enduring  monument  of  pa- 
triotic gratitude  —  may  be  regarded  as  some  compensation  for  the 
equally  patriotic  interest  manifested  by  the  City  Government  on 
the  occasion. 

The  escort  was  tendered  to  the  Association  by  the  City  of 
Charlestown.  Four  companies  of  the  Fifth  Regiment  were  in- 
vited by  the  City  Government,  and  the  appearance  of  the  rest  of 
the  military  was  entirely  voluntary  on  their  part.  The  military 
force  must  have  comprised  about  two  thousand  men.  The  propo- 
sition on  the  part  of  the  City  Government  to  provide  this  escort, 
was  made  in  the  most  liberal  and  honorable  manner,  and  was  car- 
ried out  with  remarkable  success.  Col.  ROGERS,  the  commander, 
we  are  informed  by  military  men,  discharged  his  duty  in  a  soldierly 
and  satisfactory  manner. 

The  whole  arrangement,  notwithstanding  the  delay  which  oc- 
curred, was  eminently  successful  and  brilliant,  and  as  the  occasion 
was  strictly  military,  the  display  was  worthy  of  the  day,  and  the 
purpose.  It  will  long  be  remembered,  we  think,  as  one  of  the 
finest  military  displays  ever  seen  on  any  similar  occasion  in  the 
State. 

The  number  of  people  in  Charlestown,  on  the  occasion  of  this  cele- 
bration, can  hardly  be  estimated.  During  more  than  half  the  day, 
from  early  morning  until  afternoon,  there  was  a  continual  stream  of 
people  over  the  two  bridges  from  Boston,  besides  large  numbers 
who  came  in  from  other  directions.  Along  the  entire  route  of  the 
procession,  in  Boston,  and  in  this  city,  the  streets  were  lined  with 


204  CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS. 

people,  and  the  hqjises  and  stores,  and,  in  some  cases,  the  house-tops, 
filled  with  spectators. 

The  Masonic  portion  of  the  procession  was  one  of  its  greatest 
and  most  marked  features.  The  fraternity  was  out  in  great  num- 
bers, and  made  a  display  of  their  order  and  regalia  never  before 
exceeded  in  this  part  of  the  country.  The  Boston  Encampment  of 
Knights  Templars,  under  command  of  Dr.  Winslow  Lewis,  num- 
bering one  hundred  and  twenty-five  members,  dressed  in  their  rich 
regalia,  and  carrying  swords,  made  a  fine  display.  The  Grand 
Lodge  of  Massachusetts,  which  brought  up  the  rear  of  the  Masonic 
procession,  (moving  left  in  front,)  also  made  a  very  fine  appearance 
with  their  rich  "  blue  and  gold  "  regalia.  A  detachment  of  Knights 
Templars,  under  command  of  J.  K.  Hall,  Esq.,  acted  as  body  guard 
to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Mr.  Warren's  Levee.  —  After  the  ceremonies  in  the  pavilion,  on 
Wednesday,  the  house  of  Mr.  Warren,  President  of  the  Monument 
Association,  was  thrown  open  to  its  officers  and  guests,  marshals, 
subscribers  to  the  Statue,  and  a  brilliant  party  of  ladies  and  gen- 
tlemen assembled.  Messrs.  Everett  and  Winthrop,  Senator  Mason, 
Mr.  Peabody,  N.  P.  Willis,  and  other  distinguished  guests,  were 
present  during  the  evening,  and  were  entertained  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Warren,  in  a  most  courteous  and  hospitable  manner.  The  Ger- 
mania  Band  was  present  and  discoursed  most  agreeable  music  on 
the  occasion. 


[From  the  Boston  Courier.] 

The  third  occasion  of  celebration  on  Bunker  Hill  was  equal  to 
those  which  had  marked  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  and  the 
completion  of  the  Monument ;  and  although  there  was  no  WEB- 
STER present,  there  were  others  with  a  love  of  country  as  strong, 
and  a  patriotism  as  large.  Everett,  and  Winthrop,  of  Massachu- 
setts, Mason,  of  Virginia,  and  Kennedy,  of  Maryland,  —  the  Gov- 
ernors of  the  old  States  of  Connecticut  and  Rhode  Island,  and  our 
own  chief  magistrate,  —  all  as  brothers  and  citizens  of  a  common 
nationality,  united  in  doing  honor  to  the  memories  of  1775.  We 


CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS.  205 


can  only  urge  our  readers  this  morning  to  read  the  addresses,  and 
to  reflect  on  the  patriotic  sentiments  contained  in  them. 

The  celebration  of  yesterday  was  abundantly  successful.  The 
clay  proved  most  propitious,  at  least  for  those  who  took  an  active 
part  in  the  services.  A  slight  rain  on  the  preceding  day  had  laid 
the  dust,  and  though  the  morning  was  somewhat  lowering,  and  the 
clouds  let  fall  a  few  occasional  drops,  yet  the  absence  of  summer 
sun  and  the  moderately  cool  atmosphere  made  the  march  of  the 
procession  less  fatiguing,  and  the  whole  affair  perhaps  none  the  less 
agreeable  to  the  spectators.  Boston  was  thronged  with  a  multitude 
not  often  surpassed,  though  on  some  former  occasions  we  have  seen 
more  present.  We  can  truly  say  we  never  saw  a  more  decent  and 
orderly  crowd.  On  the  Common,  especially,  and  in  all  the  avenues 
leading  to  the  State  House,  and  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  that 
edifice,  the  packed  mass  of  human  beings  was  a  sight  to  behold. 
At  this  season,  the  Common  itself  presents  a  spectacle  of  glorious 
beauty ;  and  crowded  as  it  was  yesterday  with  the  living  and 
moving  multitude,  it  afforded  a  scene  of  extraordinary  animation 
and  interest.  Whatever  may  be  our  deficiencies  in  other  particu- 
lars, in  certain  practical  respects  our  population  certainly  shows,  at 
such  times,  a  strong  religious  sense.  For  surely  it  must  be  either 
a  sublime,  if  unconscious,  trust  in  Providence,  which  emboldens  so 
many  of  the  fairer  sex  to  throw  themselves  unhesitatingly  among 
the  crowd.  This  courage  may  in  part  be  owing  to  their  marked 
confidence  in  the  courtesy  of  the  rougher  sex,  which  in  this  country 
almost  always  gives  way  at  once  to  a  woman,  but  the  thing  is  no 
less  a  marvel,  how  they  sometimes  escape  injury  by  accident,  if  not 
rude  usage  by  design.  We  do  not  speak  of  coarser  females  to 
whom  a  jostle  or  a  jam  would  be  of  little  moment ;  but  we  saw 
thousands  of  women  yesterday,  many  apparently  delicate,  some  of 
them  aged  and  feeble,  and  often  accompanied  by  very  tender  shoots 
from  the  parental  tree,  making  their  way  with  the  most  evident  con- 
sciousness of  security,  through  the  very  thickest  of  the  throng. 

The  procession  itself  was  singularly  complete  and  imposing.  We 
doubt  whether  the  military  ever  appeared  to  better  advantage.  Our 
own  handsome  and  well-appointed  companies  will  take  it  as  no  dis- 
paragement, when  we  say,  that  the  noble  New  York  regiment  was 
the  subject  of  universal  remark,  and  excited  universal  admiration. 


206  CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS. 


Nothing  superior  to  it,  in  everything  becoming  citizen-soldiers, 
could  be  exhibited  in  this  country,  and  those  who  are  familiar  with 
the  appearance  of  the  best  regular  troops  in  Europe  declared  they  had 
seen  nothing  so  nearly  resembling  them  elsewhere  in  America.  It 
is  a  subject  of  sincere  congratulation,  that  this  fine  body  of  men,  so 
complete  in  array  and  discipline,  and  commanded  by  officers  so  ap- 
parently worthy  of  them,  attended  the  celebration.  Certainly,  here-1 
after,  we  shall  feel  less  apprehension,  when  we  hear  of  civic  troubles, 
or  of  popular  outbreaks,  in  the  city  of  New  York.  At  more  than 
one  period,  we  have  had  occasion  to  appeal  successfully  to  this  strong 
arm  of  defence,  iu  our  own  city,  ordinarily  so  peaceable,  and  no  one 
could  observe  the  general  aspect,  and  firm,  measured  tread  of  the 
noble  "  Seventh "  yesterday,  without  feeling  assured  confidence  in 
the  eventual  maintenance  of  law,  order,  and  peace,  in  the  great 
commercial  emporium.  We  were  happy  to  hear  spontaneous 
cheers  greet  them,  as  they  passed  between  the  crowds  which 
thronged  the  sidewalks  in  the  various  streets. 

In  another  place,  we  have  given  a  more  minute  account  of  all 
which  took  place  in  this  city  and  at  Bunker  Hill.  We  furnish  our 
readers  with  a  very  full  and  accurate  report  of  these  interesting 
ceremonies  and  public  performances.  They  were  in  all  respects 
highly  honorable  to  those  who  participated  in  them.  If  they  can 
add  no  new  lustre  to  the  venerated  name  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  to 
the  beloved  one  of  WARREN,  forever  associated  with  it,  they  at 
least  served  to  renew,  as  they  will  help  to  perpetuate,  the  gathering 
glory  both  of  the  battle-field  and  the  hero. 


[From  the  Boston  Herald.] 

Yesterday  was  a  holiday  long  to  be  remembered  in  Boston  and 
Charlestown.  The  'morning  opened  dark  and  cloudy,  with  indica- 
tions of  rain,  but  as  the  day  advanced  the  weather  became  more 
and  more  favorable.  Clouds  still  obscured  the  sun,  and,  in  conse- 
quence, the  weather  was  cool  and  pleasant.  Never  did  a  procession 
march  under  more  favorable  circumstances.  The  military  were  not 
oppressed  by  the  great  heat  usual  upon  their  turn-outs  at  this  season 


CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS.  207 


of  the  year,  and  bore  their  arms  and  equipments  with  ease  and 
grace.  The  civil  bodies  taking  part  in  the  procession  were  espe- 
cially thankful  that  this,  to  them,  unusual  exercise  was  so  pleasant, 
and  that  neither  dust  nor  mud  were  in  the  streets  to  plague  them. 

We  believe  there  has  not  been  so  large  and  so  fine  a  display  of 
military  in  Boston  within  the  last  twenty  years.  Large  numbers 
were  present  from  other  States,  and  our  own  citizen  soldiers  showed, 
on  this  occasion,  their  wonted  spirit  and  patriotism  by  turning  out 
with  full  ranks.  The  National  Guard,  of  New  York,  received  the 
admiration  of  the  assembled  multitudes,  and  added  much  to  the  at- 
tractions of  the  day.  It  was  regretted  by  all  that  the  Eighth  Regi- 
ment were  delayed  so  as  to  be  unable  to  join  in  the  procession.  "We 
trust  the  warmth  of  their  reception,  and  the  attentions  which  are 
being  bestowed  upon  them  by  the  Second  Regiment  of  this  city, 
will  fully  repay  them  for  their  disappointment. 

A  pleasing  feature  of  the  day  was  the  turn-out  of  that  noble  body 
of  citizens,  the  firemen,  who  are  always  on  hand,  whether  to  answer 
to  the  call  of  duty,  or  by  their  presence  to  add  to  the  pleasures  and 
the  beauty  of  a  holiday  show.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  circum- 
stances occurred  which  prevented  them  from  taking  part  in  the  great 
procession  of  the  day.  That  they  highly  enjoyed  themselves  in  their 
independent  celebration,  no  one  can  doubt. 

The  Masons  and  other  public  societies  helped  to  swell  the  pro- 
cession, by  their  large  numbers,  and  added  to  its  beauty  by  their 
magnificent  banners,  rich  regalias,  and  noble  appearance. 

There  were  present  a  large  number  of  distinguished  persons  from 
other  States  —  more  than  is  usual  upon  occasions  like  this.  The 
lono-  line  of  carriages  in  the  procession  contained  many  men  whose 
names  have  become  historical. 

The  proceedings  at  the  pavilion  on  Bunker  Hill  were  of  an  ex- 
ceedingly interesting  character.  The  speeches  were  especially  per- 
tinent, brilliant,  and  eloquent. 

The  Levee  given  by  the  city  authorities  of  Charlestown,  at  their 
City  Hall,  was  well  attended,  and  was  a  pleasant  and  agreeable  affair. 

The  military  and  firemen,  of  Charlestown,  the  military  of  this 
city,  the  authorities  of  the  two  cities,  and  citizens  generally,  have 
paid  becoming  attention  to  guests  from  abroad,  thus  proving  that  the 
proverbial  hospitality  of  this  community  is  not  a  thing  of  the  past. 


208  CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS. 


[From  the  Boston  Advertiser.] 

The  length  of  our  report  in  the  Advertiser,  of  the  proceedings 
in  celebration  of  the  late  Anniversary,  and  in  the  public  dedica- 
tion of  the  testimonial  now  erected  on  the  spot  where  the  first  battle 
for  American  Independence  was  fought,  to  the  memory  of  the 
political  leader  who  lost  his  life  as  a  volunteer  in  that  battle,  left  us 
no  space  for  comment  upon  those  proceedings.  The  report  itself, 
perhaps,  rendered  comment  unnecessary.  We  wish,  however,  to 
give  an  expression  to  the  gratification  which  is  felt  by  the  people  of 
this  community  at  the  cordial  cooperation  in  this  celebration  of  so 
many  persons,  not  only  from  all  parts  of  our  own  Commonwealth, 
and  from  the  neighboring  States,  but  from  distant  States.  We  wish, 
also,  to  call  attention  to  the  remarks  of  the  distinguished  Senator 
from  Virginia,  and  of  the  eminent  author  and  orator  from  Mary- 
land, who  addressed  the  vast  assembly  at  the  pavilion  on  the  occa- 
sion, expressive  of  the  hearty  sympathy  of  the  people  of  their 
respective  States  in  the  feelings  which  animated  the  people  of 
Massachusetts  in  the  days  of  the  Revolution,  and  which  still  ani- 
mate their  descendants. 


[From  tfo  Home  Journal,  New  York.] 

IDLEWILD,  July  1,  1857. 

Dear  Morris, —  My  last  letter  told  you  of  Mr.  EVERETT'S  elo- 
quence on  the  seventeenth ;  and  you  will  easily  conceive  that  it  was 
like  a  sea-bird's  toss  upon  the  waves,  after  a  storm,  "  with  the  swell 
on,"  to  sit  and  realize  the  spot  and  its  associations  after  such 
stirring  of  patriotic  memories.  The  military  band  had  preceded  it 
with  a  solemn  march,  while  the  Statue  was  unveiled  —  the  heroic 
marble  telling  its  own  story  to  the  multitude  as  the  superb  canopy 
of  flags  was  slowly  drawn  aside  —  and  I  remember  to  have  seen 
nothing  in  my  life  more  dramatically  effective.  It  warms  a  statue 
wonderfully  into  expression  to  have  ten  thousand  eager  admirers 
gazing  at  it  with  the  same  feeling,  at  the  same  instant;  and  I 
must  own  to  a  thrill  of  emotion  very  strange  under  that  multi- 


CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS.  209 

tudinous  magnetism.  I  tried  to  say  something  to  the  friend  at  my 
side,  but  could  not  —  for  there  is  a  gate  somewhere  between  heart 
and  brain  that  proves  too  small,  somehow,  for  the  passing  of  a 
thought  ten  thousand  strong !  Why  should  these  best  throbs  of  our 
whole  existence  so  choke  off  the  most  emotional  gift,  human  utter- 
ance ?  Tell  us,  oh  Agassiz  ! 

While  thus  powerfully  impressed,  by  eloquent  speech  and  elo- 
quent marble,  with  a  representation  of  the  men  we  have  had,  it  was 
both  apt  and  gratifying  to  sec,  upon  the  stage  before  us,  in  the 
eloquence  of  life  and  reality,  a  representation  of  the  men  we  have 
got.  Fifty  of  the  most  distinguished  gentlemen  of  our  country 
occupied  the  seats  of  honor  upon  the  platform,  and  I  studied  their 
physiognomies,  and  speculated  on  the  Bunker-Hillibility  of  each, 
with  very  great  interest.  Of  what  Physiology  calls  the  five  tem- 
peraments, "  the  bilious,  the  choleric,  the  phlegmatic,  the  sanguine, 
the  melancholy  and  nervous,"  there  was  apparently  the  usual 
distributive  proportion,  or  that  which  Nature  and  Elections  think 
necessary  to  harmony  in  the  national  punch-bowl  —  only  that  it  is  a 
pity.  (I  could  not  but  think,)  that,  by  some  such  "  muddle-stick," 
as  the  present  occasion,  these  opposing  ingredients  should- not  oft- 
ener  be  stirred  up.  Two  drops  out  of  any  two  of  their  hearts,  at 
the  close  of  Everett's  Oration,  would  have  tasted  like  one  of  the 
same  good  liquor,  I  am  very  sure. 

For  fine  studies,  artistically  speaking,  the  sculptor  would  have 
chosen  the  two  heads  nearest  to  the  speaker  —  Mr.  Mason's,  of 
Virginia,  and  Mr.  George  Peabody's  —  both  men  of  large  stature 
and  full  person,  but  alike  remarkable  also  for  that  massive  noble- 
ness of  feature  that  "  cuts  well  in  marble."  Busts  of  the  two,  in 
the  niches  of  the  Athenaeum,  would  tell  well  for  the  keeping  up  of 
the  stock  of  Fairfax  and  Winthrop.  On  opposite  sides  again,  and 
next  to  these  gentlemen,  were  two  younger  men,  whom  it  was  im- 
possible not  to  classify  as  you  saw  them  within  reach  of  each 
other  —  a  pair  of  intellectually  model  heads,  of  indomitable  firm- 
ness—  Governor  Gardner  and  Speaker  Banks.  Then  there  was 
the  embodiment  of  the  Pilgrim  ideal,  in  the  apostolic  and  scholarly 
features  of  the  President  of  Harvard ;  and  there  was  the  large- 
hearted  humility  of  a  Howard  in  the  marked  lineaments  and  self- 
forgetful  air  of  the  munificent  Cooper;  and  there  was  Robert 

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210  CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS. 

C.  "VVinthrop,  with  his  inheritance  of  the  air  gubernatorial,  and 
healthy  Burlingame,  the  well-woven  triplicate  of  fun,  fluency,  and 
fire,  and  Colonel  Aspinwall,  the  "Wellington-looking  veteran  who 
was  the  chief-marshal  of  the  day,  and  the  straight-forward  and 
prompt  President  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Association,  ex-mayor  Warren, 
who,  as  the  descendant  of  the  same  stock  with  the  hero  in  marble, 
was  the  occasion's  proper  spokesman  and  host. 

Upon  these,  and  the  forty  or  fifty  other  eminent  men  upon  the 
raised  platform,  I  looked  with  the  natural  interest  of  comparison,  as 
the  orator  called  up  for  us,  once  more,  the  shadows  of  the  heroes  of 
'76,  and,  in  the  vivid  array  of  the  two  periods,  I  could  feel  no 
disparagement  of  our  time.  With  cause  for  another  Revolution, 
there  would  be  plenty  of  mind  for  it,  as  well  as  plenty  of  strong 
will,  courage,  and  patriotism  —  no  spectator  of  that  scene  could 
have  a  doubt. 

Of  the  day's  main  procession  of  events,  the  newspapers  have 
given  faithful  account ;  but  there  were  two  incidental  features  of 
very  dramatic  interest  to  me  —  two  instances  of  personal  look,  man- 
ner, and  bearing,  (or,  as  the  French  define  it  in»  a  word,  main- 
tieri)  —  which  the  reporters  have  but  alluded  to  very  slightly.  Both 
were  unforeseen  in  the  programme  —  the  appearance  of  a  Virginian 
Senator  upon  the  platform,  and  of  a  young  lady  of  seventeen  among 
the  audience  below ;  the  latter  a  lineal  descendant  of  the  hero 
whose  Statue  was  to  be  inaugurated  —  and,  of  these,  let  me  say  a 
word  in  passing. 

Mr.  Mason's  fine  head  had  interested  me  as  he  sat  upon  the 
stage,  though  I  had  failed  to  discover  who  he  was  by  enquiries  of 
those  around  me.  When  Mr.  Winthrop,  with  his  usual  parliamen- 
tary felicity,  introduced  him  at  last  as  the  well-known  Senator 
from  Virginia,  my  curiosity  was  naturally  increased  —  his  position, 
before  that  audience  of  seven  thousand,  (very  nearly  at  an  odds, 
political  and  sectional,  of  one  to  six  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
ninety-nine,)  being  one  of  rather  formidable  embarrassment.  He 
arose  and  stepped  forward  to  the  table,  and  I  in  vain  scrutinized 
his  features,  sitting  very  near  to  him  as  I  did,  for  any  trace  either 
of  discomposure  or  defiance.  His  calm  eye  made  the  circuit  of  the 
pavilion,  while  he  collected  his  thoughts  for  reply  to  a  summons 
wholly  unexpected  —  one  scarce  noticeable  trifle,  perhaps,  betray- 


CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS.  211 


ing,  very  unconsciously  to  himself,  the  Southern  instinct  beneath  it 
all.  The  broad-brimmed  slouch  hat  which  he  wore,  as  a  traveller, 
was  not  laid  on  the  table.  It  was,  just  perceptibly,  and  with  the 
lea^t  possible  propulsion  pf  the  arm,  tossed  there  ! 

Of  his  speech,  in  giving  the  substance,  the  reports  make  an  im- 
perfect representation.  The  fluency,  die  deliberateness  of  accent, 
the  dignity  and  well-balanced  measures  of  epithet  and  rhythm,  — 
admirable,  under  any  circumstances  in  an  extempore  speech,  were, 
here,  even  curious  in  their  perfection.  But  it  was  in  the  air  and 
bearing  of  the  man,  that  his  conscious  quality  of  soul  —  his  in- 
stinctive will,  character,  and  purpose  —  were  most  eloquently  ex- 
pressed. Of  intellectual  repose,  and  of  the  calm  courtesy  of  man- 
liness kept  habitually  in  training,  his  whole  presence  was  the  type 
undeniable.  Dignity  so  absolutely  faultless,  both  of  mien  and 
tone  —  fine  as  it  would  be  with  the  most  elaborate  study  and  prepa- 
ration—  was,  in  this  critical  impromptu  of  the  Virginia  Senator, 
very  remarkable. 

And,  of  the  young  lady  of  seventeen,  who  sat  within  a  few  feet 
of  Mr.  Mason,  (if  I  may  be  permitted  to  say  so,  of  apparently  the 
same  stock  and  breeding,)  let  me  venture  to  record  also  my  im- 
pression. 

By  accidental  detention  of  her  father,  a  grandson  of  General 
Warren,  Miss  Newcomb,  whose  residence  was  in  the  interior  of 
the  State,  had  arrived  late  in  Boston,  accompanied  only  by  a 
youthful  brother,  to  attend  the  presentation  of  the  Statue.  The 
Committee  of  Arrangements,  hearing,  at  the  last  moment,  of  her 
presence,  called  upon  the  lady  well  known  as  the  Queen  of  Boston 
hospitality  to  strangers,  requesting  her  to  act  as  chaperon  to  the 
interesting  guest,  as  she  could  not  be  included  regularly  in  the  pro- 
cession. Promptly  acceded  to  by  Mrs.  Otis,  the  duties  of  convoy 
and  introduction  were  most  cordially  and  kindly  performed  ;  nearly 
every  person  of  distinction,  during  the  day's  ceremonies  or  the 
evening's  festivities  at  the  Mayor's,  being  formerly  presented  to  her. 
Dressed  with  exceeding  lady-likeness  and  elegance,  tall  for  her  age, 
and,  though  not  strictly  beautiful  in  feature,  of  very  fine  form  and  very 
marked  superiority  of  expression  and  personal  bearing,  she  played 
her  conspicuous  part  in  that  celebration,  as  her  heroic  ancestor, 
could  he  have  looked  out  of  his  eyes  of  marble,  would  have  been 


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j 

proud  to  see.  She  was  but  a  school-girl,  remember,  yet,  by  the 
great  number  and  great  variety  of  strangers  who  in  turn  addressed 
her,  she  was  in  no  way  disconcerted.  Her  replies,  her  smiles,  her 
aptnesses  of  civility  and  conversation,  were  of  a  tact  and  well-bred 
ease  which  a  Princess  Royal  might  have  taken  for  a  model.  It  is 
evidently  superior  blood,  in  good  perpetuation  thus  far ;  and  to  see 
Miss  Newcomb  playing  her  part  in  this  scene,  could  but  strengthen 
the  conviction  of  the  day  —  that  America  is  not  yet  upon  the 
wane. 

Our  evening  at  Mayor  "Warren's  was  a  very  brilliant  one  —  all 
the  celebrities  there,  with  the  lovely  women  whose  sweet  words  are 
the  "  cash  down "  of  immortality.  Senator  Mason  was  hooped 
round  with  a  very  bright  and  admiring  circle  —  evidently  in  the 
full  tide  of  a  successful  launch  upon  Northern  sympathy.  With  a 
gay  supper  and  a  dance,  the  famous  day  was  carried  on  to  the 
edge  of  the  small  hours,  and  so  ended  our  renewal  of  Bunker  Hill. 
Of  some  other  points  in  connection  with  its  surroundings,  the 
Statue,  etc.,  I  may  write  hereafter,  but  my  letter  is  long  enough  at 
present. 

Trusting  that  your  invalid  eyes  may  avail  you  to  read  even  thus 
far,  my  dear  Morris,  I  remain,  yours,  on  the  other  side  of  the  Storm- 
Bang.  N.  P.  w. 


[From  the  Boston  Journal.] 

The  Celebration  of  the  Seventeenth.  —  The  weather  was  very  fa- 
vorable yesterday  for  the  Celebration  of  the  Anniversary  of  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  the  Inauguration  of  the  Statue  of 
Warren,  and  the  whole  affair  was  very  successful.  The  procession 
was  attractive  and  imposing,  and  the  ceremonies  of  Inauguration, 
the  speeches,  etc.,  were  felicitous  and  appropriate.  The  day  was 
very  generally  observed  as  a  holiday,  and  the  streets  were  thronged 
with  people,  and  were  gay  with  flags  and  streamers. 

Reception  of  the  New  York  Washington  Greys.  —  A  battalion  of 
the  Washington  Greys,  numbering  one  hundred  and  twenty-six  men, 
from  the  Eighth  New  York  Regiment,  arrived  in  this  city  yester- 
day afternoon  at  quarter  past  five  o'clock,  and  were  received  at  the 


CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS.  213 

i 

Worcester  depot  by  the  Second  Regiment,  Colonel  Perkins.  Tin- 
Greys  left  New  York  yesterday  morning  at  eight  o'clock,  by  the 
laud  route,  and  although  too  late  to  take  part  in  the  celebration, 
their  arrival  was  none  the  less  welcome,  as  the  numerous  cheers 
which  greeted  them  as  they  marched  through  the  streets  testified. 
They  are  a  fine  looking  body  of  men,  with  a  martial  bearing  that 
regular  troops  might  envy.  Their  drill'  appears  to  be  perfect,  and 
the  manner  in  which  they  carry  their  muskets,  and  their  linn, 
soldier-like  step,  was  yesterday  the  theme  of  universal  admiration. 
Their  grey  uniform  is  not  only  serviceable  but  brilliant,  and  their 
coats  and  pants  look  as  though  made  for  their  owners,  and  not 
selected  at  random.  New  York  may  justly  feel  proud  of  such  citi- 
zen soldiers,  but  we  think  she  has  sent  on  her  best  specimens. 

The  Greys  are  accompanied  by  Dodworth's  celebrated  Band, 
numbering  about  thirty  pieces.  The  battalion  is  under  the  com- 
mand of  Major  Leander  Burt.  The  Adjutant  is  Charles  Harrison, 
and  the  Surgeon  is  Dr.  John  Atkin. 

The  Second  Regiment  escorted  their  guests  through  a  number  of 
the  principal  streets  to  the  American  House,  where,  no  doubt,  their 
wants  will  be  well  attended  to  during  their  short  stay  in  the  city. 

Dodworth's  Band  gave  a  Concert  last  evening,  at  Faneuil  Hall, 
complimentary  to  the  Second  Regiment  of  this  city.  At  an  early 
hour,  the  hall  was  crowded,  and  hundreds  were  unable  to  gain  ad- 
mittance. A  few  of  the  Greys  were  present,  but  most  of  them  were 
feasted  at  the  houses  of  our  principal  citizens; 


[From  the  Boston  Traveller.] 

The  Military  Review  of  Thursday  —  The  New  York  Seventh 
Regiment.  —  Had  the  weather  been  pleasant  on  Thursday,  June 
18th,  this  long  expected  review  would  have  been  an  era  in  the  ex- 
perience and  observation  of  our  military.  The  city  generally  would 
have  taken  a  great  interest  in  it.  The  whole  western  side  of  the 
Common  had  been  enclosed,  and  the  parade  ground  thus  created 
was  quite  equal  to  most  of  the  celebrated  parade  grounds  of  Europe. 
The  Champ  de  Mars  is  kept  in  better  order,  with  reference  only  to 


214  CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS. 


parades.  Ours,  however,  has  this  advantage,  that  the  rising  slopes 
on  two  sides  command  the  whole  view  of  it,  and  thus  enclose  it  like 
an  amphitheatre.  Upon  this  fine  field  the  most  celebrated  regiment 
in  the  North  appeared  in  full  numbers.  They  were  escorted  by  the 
Lancers,  in  their  scarlet  uniforms,  with  fluttering  pennons,  and  by 
the  First  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Infantry.  When  formed  in 
line  for  review,  they  presented  an  appearance  which  might  have 
relaxed  the  bronzed  features  of  Bonaparte  even  with  satisfaction. 
In  front  of  their  centre  of  position,  the  Governor,  with  an  unusually 
large  and  varied  staff,  all  well  mounted  and  equipped,  sat  before 
them.  As  they  presented  arms  to  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  in 
the  person  of  her  first  magistrate,  and  he  removed  his  chapeau  in 
response,  while  the  drums  beat  and  the  colors  saluted,  the  whole 
scene,  despite  the  rain,  was  beautiful  and  impressive.  The  broad, 
level  field,  stretching  from  mall  to  mall,  was  cleared  and  open,  sur- 
rounded on  all  sides  but  one  by  the  overhanging  elms  ;  and  on  that 
side  the  rising  ground,  sloping  upwards,  was  completely  covered 
with  enthusiastic  spectators,  among  whom  were  many  ladies  ;  while 
a  little  in  the  back-ground,  high  over  the  heads  of  all,  like  a  pro- 
tecting genius,  towered  and  floated  the  flag  of  our  Union. 

We  need  not  describe  in  detail  the  technical  "  movements  "  of  the 
regiments  reviewed.  But  we  can  say  with  great  confidence,  that 
Governor  Gardner  and  the  spectators  saw  the  best  military  review 
ever  made  on  that  ground.  The  marchings,  wheelings,  and  turn- 
ings of  column,  breaking  into  column  and  forming  again  in  line, 
and  the  manual,  were  all  exhibited  with  a  precision  and  beauty  to 
satisfy  entirely  the  highest  "  School  of  the  Soldier."  It  must  have 
tended  to  soften  the  tone  of  animadversion  upon  the  military,  some- 
times, nor  always  unjustly,  indulged  in  by  civilians,  to  see  this  spec- 
tacle of  soldierly  drill  and  bearing.  No  wonder  that  the  rioters  at 
New  York  were  overawed  and  intimidated  by  the  mere  presence 
of  this  body  of  men  near  the  Park,  on  their  way  hither.  Even  the 
refractory  Mayor  himself  seems  to  have  lowered  his  lordly  tone, 
from  the  moment  he  caught  sight  of  their  bayonets  bristling  in  such 
perfect  lines.  The  value  in  enforcement  of  law,  of  such  a  thoroughly 
drilled  body  of  men,  eight  hundred  in  full,  all  animated  by  an  ardent 
regimental  feeling,  all  habitually  obedient  to  the  proper  command, 
cannot  be  over-estimated. 


CONTEMPORARY   SELECTIONS.  215 


To  attain  such  a  superb  drill,  it  is  evident  that  they  must  make 
their  regimental  duties  the  pleasure  and  the  business  of  nearly  all 
their  leisure  time.  They  drill  by  companies  every  week,  and  all  the 
men  are  obliged  to  be  present.  They  have,  besides,  many  squad 
drills  for  recruits.  These  recruits  are  thoroughly  trained  before 
they  are  suffered  to  appear  in  the  ranks.  The  election  to  their 
membership  is  often  quite  difficult.  Great  ardor  is  manifested  in 
New  York,  by  the  young  and  middle-aged  men,  to  belong  to  them. 
The  question  of  size  is  one  of  great  importance  with  them,  in 
admitting  a  man.  A  very  small  number  of  black  balls  keep  out. 

The  fame  of  the  regiment  is  of  long  standing.  Many  of  its  offi- 
cers have  belonged  to  it  from  ten  to  twenty  years.  Colonel  Duryee 
himself  rose  gradually  from  the  ranks.  He  served  originally  as  a 
private  soldier,  some  ten  or  fifteen  years  ago.  He  has  been  Colonel 
several  years,  and  is  extremely  popular.  One  of  their  Captains 
has  been  so  for  nearly  twenty  years.  From  the  perfect  good  hu- 
mor, self-command,  and  readiness  of  Col.  Duryee,  on  every  occasion 
during  this  visit,  he  appears  to  have  great  executive  ability.  His 
strictness  of  discipline  may  be  inferred  from  the  single  fact  that, 
two  of  his  men,  on  Wednesday,  petitioned  to  be  excused  from  duty, 
one  day,  for  sickness.  Pie  told  them  if  they  were  sick  enough  to 
keep  their  rooms  they  could  be  excused,  otherwise  not.  They  must 
not,  he  said,  be  seen  on  the  sidewalk.  They  refused  this  conditional 
excuse,  shouldered  their  arms,  and  before  night  the  violence  of  their 
sickness  showed  itself  so  as  to  prostrate  them. 

Probably,  the  assembling  and  drilling,  and  the  esprit  de  corps  of 
their  regiment,  are  to  those  men  of  the  famous  "  Seventh "  the 
amusement,  the  variety,  and  the  poetry  of  their  lives.  They  are 
generally  business  men  —  merchants  and  clerks.  This  is  true  to 
such  a  degree  that  the  regiment  has  been  called  the  New  York 
merchants'  graduating  class.  In  this  entirely  different  field  from 
their  business  occupations,  they  find  an  agreeable  companionship 
and  a  manly  training.  The  influence,  also,  is  enhanced  by  the 
smack  of  real  danger  which  attends  their  proficiency,  since  they, 
most  of  all  the  soldiery,  are  relied  on  by  the  law.  On  them,  and  on 
their  compeers,  the  State  leans. 

"We  regret  that  our  First  Regiment  did  not  turn  out  with  fuller 
ranks  to  escort  them  on  Thursday.  Our  soldiers,  however,  did  a 


216  CONTEMPORARY   SELECTIONS. 


very  severe  duty,  and  did  it  well.     The  "  Tigers,"  though,  were  out 
in  full  complement,  and  marched  on  to  the  field  of  assembly  in 

gallant  style. 


[From  the  Ckarlsstown  Advertiser.] 

Travel  between  Charlestown  and  Boston  on  the  Seventeenth. — The 
sum  taken  for  tolls  on  the  Charles  River  and  Warren  Bridges,  on 
the  Seventeenth,  as  we  are  informed,  amounted  to  $1,002.56,  the 
largest  sum  ever  taken.  About  $200  of  the  amount  was  taken  for 
carriages,  and  the  remainder,  upwards  of  $800,  for  cent  tolls,  which 
gives  a  total  of  foot  passengers  who  crossed  the  bridges  of  eighty 
thousand  two  hundred  and  fifty-six.  Seventeen  thousand  coppers 
were  taken,  which  includes  six  of  the  new  coin,  all  that  were 
received. 

The  Horse  Railroad  and  Bunker  Hill  line  of  coaches  also  did 
a  great  business,  transporting  twenty-five  thousand  persons  between 
the  two  cities  without  a  single  accident.  This  number,  added  to 
tho^e  who  crossed  the  bridges  in  the  procession  and  in  private  car- 
riages, must  have  swelled  up  the  number  to  rising  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty  thousand  people  ! 


[From  the  Evening   Transcript.} 

NEW  YORK,  June  9,  1857. 

GENERAL  WARREN.  To  the  Editor  of  the  Transcript :  —  Among 
the  numerous  odes,  acrostics,  and  other  poetical  tributes  to  the 
character  of  General  Joseph  Warren,  that  have  appeared  since  his 
death,  no  one  is  more  characteristic  of  the  period  in  which  it  was 
produced  than  the  following,  which  was  written  by  the  celebrated 
Arthur  Lee,  while  he  occupied  the  position  as  agent  for  the  Colony 
of  Virginia,  at  London  ;  and,  as  the  approaching  Inauguration  of  the 
Warren  Statue  renders  anything  connected  with  the  immortal  hero 
of  Bunker  Hill  of  peculiar  interest,  I  send  it  to  you  for  publication. 


CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS.  217 

The  ode  first  appeared  in  the  London  Morning  Chronicle,  of  August 
3d,  1775,  and,  in  October  of  the  same  year,  was  copied  into  the 
Pennsylvania  Packet,  a  newspaper  printed  at  Philadelphia.  Sub- 
sequently it  was  issued  in  a  ballad  sheet,  with  a  short  biographical 
notice  of  General  Warren.  The  title  was  thus  :  — 

"ODE 

To  the  memory  of  Dr.  Warren,  the  celebrated  orator^cho  was  slain  upon  the  Heights  of  Charles- 
town,  fighting  for  the  Liberties  of  America,  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  June,  1775." 

O  great  reverse  of  Tally's  coward  heart ! 

Immortal  WARREX  !  you  suffice  to  teach 
That  orators  may  fill  the  warrior's  part, 

And  active  souls  be  joined  with  fluent  speech. 

Shall  not  the  speaker,  who  alone  can  give 

Immortal  reviviscence  to  the  dead, 
Chang' d  to  a  hero  now  forever  live 

In  Fame's  eternal  rolls,  with  those  he  led  ? 

Let  North  and  Sandwich  take  the  meaner  shame 
Of  blust'ring  words  unknown  to  hardy  deeds ; 

Let  callous  G e  superior  merit  claim 

IDL  grinning  laughter,  whilst  his  country  bleeds. 

Boston's  first  sons  in  prostrate  numbers  lay, 
And  Freedom  tottered  on  destruction's  brink  ; 

WARREN  stept  forth  to  solemnize  the  day, 

And  dared  to  speak  what  some  scarce  dare  to  think.* 

Yet  glorious  Union  !  more  than  one  man's  share  ! 

He  in  his  latest  as  his  earliest  breath, . 
In  camp  or  forum  equally  could  dare, 

And  seal  his  broad  Philippics  with  his  death.. 

TAMOE. 

*  This  is  an  allusion  to  the  two  orations  commemorative  of  the  Boston 
Massacre,  delivered  by  General  Warren,  on  the  fifth  of  March,  of  the  years 
1772  and  1775. 


218  CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS. 

[From  the  Boston  Post.] 

LAST  DAYS  OP  GENERAL  WARREN. 

He  spent  the  sixteenth  of  June,  1775,  at  Watertown,  attending 
the  session  of  the  provincial  congress,  of  which  body  Elbridge  Gerry 
was  a  member.  Warren  and  Gerry  were  intimate  friends ;  and  to 
the  latter  Warren  made  ki^wn  his  intention  to  be  on  the  field  of 
battle.  In  reply  to  the  admonition  of  his  friend,  who  urged  that 
his  ardor  might  prove  fatal,  Warren's  reply  was,  "  Didce  et  decorum 
est  pro  patria  mori."  This  conversation  took  place  on  the  evening 
before  the  battle. 

On  the  morning  of  the  seventeenth  he  repaired  to  Cambridge ; 
and  in  the  forenoon  he  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Committee  of 
Safety.  The  morning  guns  of  the  "  Lively"  spoke  the  impending 
momentous  event. 

About  noon,  horsemen  rode  furiously  into  Cambridge  spreading 
the  news  :  "  The  regulars  are  landing  at  Charlestown  ;  "  when  the 
bells  rung  and  the  drums  beat  to  arms.  A  short  time  after  this 
alarm,  as  James  Swan  and  Judge  Winthrop  were  proceeding  on  foot 
to  Charlestown,  and  were  a  little  beyond  the  college,  \  arren  on 
horseback  overtook  them,  exchanged  the  usual  passing  compliments 
and  proceeded  on  his  way.  He  is  next  seen,  on  foot,  at  the  base  of 
Bunker  Hill,  where  Knowlton  had  begun  the  rude  rail-fence  breast- 
work. General  Putnam  was  then  there,  who  offered  to  receive 
Warren's  orders.  Gen.  Warren  declined  to  give  any;  but  asked 
where  he  could  be  most  useful.  The  old  veteran  directed  him  to 
the  redoubt,  six  hundred  yards  distant,  on  Breed's  Hill,  with  the 
remark,  "  There  you -will  be  covered."  "  Don't  think,"  said  Warren» 
"  I  come  to  seek  a  place  of  safety ;  but  tell  me  where  the  onset 
will  be  most  furious."  Putnam  still  pointed  to  the  redoubt.  "  That 
is  the  enemy's  object;  and  if  that  can  be  defended  the  day 
is  ours." 

Warren  then  passed  on  to  the  redoubt,  which  he  entered  with  a 
musket  in  his  hand.  Here  he  was  recognized  by  the  men.  He  was 
received  with  the  most  enthusiastic  cheering  !  Col.  Prescott  pro- 
posed, as  he  had  been  appointed  a  major  general,  that  he  should  take 


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the  command.  "  I  shall  take  no  command  here,"  was  "Warren's 
reply.  "  I  have  not  yet  received  my  commission  ;  I  come  as  a 
volunteer  with  my  musket  to  serve  under  you,  and  shall  be  happy  to 
learn  from  a  soldier  of  your  experience."  Warren  then  said  to 
those  near  him,  that  he  came  to  encourage  a  good  cause ;  and  gave 
them  a  cheering  and  welcome  assurance  that  a  reinforcement  of  two 
thousand  men  was  on  the  way  to  their  aid.  This  is  the  last 
authentic  special  notice  there  is  of  Joseph  Warren. 

The  intelligence  of  Warren's  death  spread  gloom  over  the  country; 
and  the  many  independent  eulogies  on  him,  contained  in  private 
letters  that  are  continually  coming  to  light,  show  how  strong  a  hold 
•he  had  on  the  affections  of  his  countrymen,  "  Here  fell,"-^James 
Warren,  his  successor  as  president  of  the  provincial  congress,  writes 
June  20,  1775, — *"  our  worthy  and  much  lamented  friend  Dr. 
Warren,  with  as  much  glory  as  Wolfe  on  the  plains  of  Abraham, 
after  performing  many  feats  of  bravery,  and  exhibiting  a  coolness 
and  conduct  which  did  honor  to  the  judgment  of  his  country  in 
appointing  him  a  few  days  before  one  of  their  major  generals ;  at 
once  admired  and  lamented  in  such  a  manner  as  to  make  it  difficult 
to  determine  whether  regret  or  envy  predominates."  "  The  loss  of 
Dr.  Warren,"  William  Tudor,  June  26,  1775,  writes,  "  is  irreparable 
— his  death  is  generally  and  greatly  lamented.  But 

'  Dulce  et  decorum  est  pro  patria  mori.' 

This  is  a  day  of  heroes.  The  fall  of  one  will  inspire  the  surviving 
glorious  band  to  emulate  his  virtues  and  revenge  his  death  on  the 
foes  of  liberty  and  our  country."  "  We  yet  have  about  sixty  or 
seventy  killed  or  missing ;"  writes  J.  Palmer,  June  19,  1775,  "  but 
— among  these,  is— what  shall  I  say  ?  How  shall  I  write  the  name 
of  our  worthy  friend,  the  great  and  good  Dr.  W ." 

"Not  all  the  havoc  and  devastation  they  have  made," — Mrs. 
Adams  writes  to  John  Adams,  July  5,  1775—"  has  wounded  me 
like  the  death  of  Warren.  We  want  him  in  the  senate  ;  we  want 
him  in  the  field.  We  mourn  for  the  citizen,  the  senator,  the 
physician  and  the  warrior." 

G-ordon  says   Warren   "  was  of  a  middling  size,  and  of  a  lowish 


220  CONTEMPORARY    SELECTIONS. 

stature.  The  ladies  pronounced  him  handsome."  "  He  was  valued 
in  private  life  for  his  engaging  manners,  and  as  a  physician  for  his 
professional  abilities." 

Deacon  Lawrence,  who  recollected  perfectly  well  when  Prescott 
tendered  Warren  the  command,  stated  that  in  the  redoubt  he  had 
on  "  a  blue  coat  and  white  waistcoat."  Among  other  honors, 
Warren  was  grand  master  of  the  masonic  fraternity  in  North 
America ;  and  this  body  paid  to  his  remains  the  first  rites  of  burial ; 
raised  to  his  honor  the  first  monument ;  and  have  ever  faithfully 
revered  his  memory. 

Indeed,  from  the   gloomy  hour  of  his  death,  have  eloquence  and 
song,  the  great  and  good,  united  in  eulogy  on  the  illustrious  patriot^ 
and  early  martyr  to  the  cause  of  freedom  in  America.     Among  the 
tributes   is   the   apostrophe  of  Webster,  in  his  1825  Bunker  Hill 
Address  : — 

"But  ah!  Him!  the  first  great  martyr  in  this  great  cause. 
Him  !  the  premature  victim  of  his  own  self-devoting  heart !  Him  ! 
the  head  of  our  civil  councils,  and  the  destined  leader  of  our  military 
bands,  whom  nothing  brought  hither  but  the  unquenchable  fire  of  his 
own  spirit !  Him  !  cut  off  by  Providence  in  the  hour  of  overwhelm- 
ing anxiety  and  thick  gloom ;  falling  ere  he  saw  the  star  of  his 
country  rise ;  pouring  out  his  generous  blood,  like  water,  before  he 
knew  whether  it  would  fertilize  a  land  of  freedom  or  of  bondage ! — 
how  shall  I  struggle  with  the  emotions  that  stifle  the  utterance  of 
thy  name  !  Our  poor  work  may  perish ;  but  thine  shall  endure ! 
This  monument  may  moulder  away,  the  solid  ground  it  rests  upon 
may  sink  down  to  a  level  with  the  sea  ;  but  thy  memory  shall  not 
fail !  Wheresoever  among  men  a  heart  shall  be  found  that  beats  to 
the  transports  of  patriotism  and  liberty,  its  aspirations  shall  be  to 
claim  kindred  with  thy  spirit !  " 


CONCLUDING  PROCEEDINGS. 


AT  the  final  meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements,  a  few 
days  subsequent  to  the  celebration,  on  motion  of  the  Hon.  Robert 
C.  Winthrop,  it  was  voted,  that  the  thanks  of  the  Bunker  Hill 
Monument  Association  be  tendered  and  recorded— to  the  City  Coun- 
cil of  Charlestown ;  the  Legislative  Committee  |  to  the  Hon.  George 
Lunt;  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Mass;  to  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society; 
to  Col.  Aspinwall,  his  Aids  and  assistant  Marshals ;  to  Mr.  James 
Lawrence  and  his  asssistant  marshals  at  the  Pavilion;  to  Col. 
Rogers,  Commander  of  the  Escort,  and  his  associates  in  command ; 
to  Col.  Duryee  and  his  staff  and  the  members  of  the  Seventh  Reg- 
iment ;  to  the  various  societies,  associations,  military  companies, 
and  all  other  bodies  and  persons  to  whom  thanks  are  due,  for 
their  services  in  contributing  to  the  success  of  the  great  demonstra- 
tion on  the  17th  of  June. 

It  was  also  Voted,  that  WM.  W.  WIIEILDON,  Esq.,  one  of  the 
Committee  of  Arrangements,  be  requested  to  prepare  and  superintend 
the  publication  of  a  full  account  of  the  Inauguration,  and  of  such 
incidents  connected  therewith  as  may  be  deemed  of  present  and 
future  interest. 

It  was  further  Voted,  that  a  copy  of  this  memorial  be  presented 
to  such  parties  as  the  Committee  may  direct,  in  order  to  testify  the 
appreciation  by  the  Association  of  their  services. 


The  following  interesting  correspondence  between  Col.  ASPINWALL, 
the  Grand  Marshal,  and  Lieut.  Gen.  SCOTT,  having  been  presented 


222  LETTER   TO    GEN.    SCOTT. 

to  the  Committee,  was  by  them  ordered  to  be  published  in  connec- 
tion with  its  final  proceedings. 

Letter  from  Col.  Aspinwall  to  Lieut.  Gen.  Scott, 

BOSTON,  19  June,  1857. 
MY  DEAR  GENERAL  SCOTT, 

At  the  inauguration  of  the  Statue  of  Gen.  Warren  on  the 
17th,  it  was  suggested  by  the  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  Vice-Presi- 
dent of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  and  one  of  the  dis- 
tinguished orators  of  the  day,  that,  in  my  capacity  of  Grand  Mar- 
shal, I  should  convey  to  you  an  assurance  of  the  heart-felt  sym- 
pathy of  the  assembled  thousands  and  our  whole  community,  in  the 
domestic  anxieties  and  sorrow,  which  had  kept  you  at  home,  and 
likewise  of  our  cordial  wishes  that  your  health  and  strength  may 
long  be  spared  for  the  honor  and  defence  of  your  native  land. 

In  performing  this  honorable  and  welcome  duty,  t  must  assure 
you,  my  dear  General,  on  the  faith  of  an  old  comrade  and 
friend,  that  the  foregoing  are  not  idle  words  of  mere  compliment, 
The  disappointment,  occasioned  by  your  absence,  was  universal  and 
extreme.  There  are  few  other  living  men,  whose  presence  was  so 
ardently  hoped  for,  or  whose  absence  could  have  excited  so  profound 
a  regret  throughout  this  community,  as  that  "  of  the  illustrious 
Chief," — to  use  the  language  of  the  Hon.  Edward  Everett — "  whose 
blood  has  not  been  spared  in  the  service  of  his  country,  and  who  has 
fought  her  battles  victoriously,  from  the  Canadian  frontier  to  the 
tropics." 

The  Hon.  R.  C  Winthrop  only  gave  utterance  to  the  general 
sentiment,  when,  adverting  to  "  the  privilege "  that  had  been 
awarded  him  "  of  presenting  you,  as  the  pre-eminent  witness  of  this 
occasion,"  he  spoke  of  you,  as,  "  that  veteran  hero  of  our  later  his- 
tory, whose  just  renown  is  second  to  that  of  no  living  Captain  in 
the  world,"  and  "  whose  presence,"  he  added,  "  would  have  lent  a 
distinction  to  the  occasion,  which  nothing  else  would  entirely 
supply." 

In  conclusion,  I  cannot  refrain  from  saying,  that  I  feel  deeply 


GEN.  SCOTT'S  REPLY.  223 

grieved  for  all  your  domestic  afflictions,  and  great  personal  disap- 
pointment, in  being  deprived  by  your  absence,  of  the  opportunity  of 
joining  in  a  universal  manifestation  of  welcome  and  honor,  that 
awaited  you  in  my  native  State. 

I  have  the  honor  to  remain, 

My  dear  General,  with  highest  respect, 

Your  old  friend  and  comrade, 

THOMAS  ASPINWALL 
Lieut.  G-en.  Scott,  Head  Quarters,  New  York. 


Reply  of  Lieut.  Gen.  Scott. 


NEW  YORK,  July  1st,  1857. 
MY  DEAR  COLONEL, 

There  is  scarcely  a  document  among  my  public  papers  more 
flattering  to  the  heart  than  the  contents  of  your  letter  to  me  of  the 
19th  ul  imo,  and  its  interest  is  much  enhanced  coming  from  the  pen 
of  a  dear  friend  and  distinguished  brother  in  arms  of  the  war  of 
1812-15,  and  sorry  am  I  that  the  same  official  relation  has  not  been 
continued  between  us,  as,  in  that  case,  we  should  now  stand  to  each 
other  next  in  rank,  as  next  in  mutual  esteem  and  confidence. 

I  feel  very  painfully,  my  dear  Colonel,  how  much  I  lost  in  not 
being  with  you  at  the  recent  Bunker  Hill  Celebration — the  most 
splendid  American  Pageant  of  the  century — when  two  of  our  most 
accomplished  orators  rose  to  the  height  of  the  great  occasion,  and  in 
doing  honor  to  the  illustrious  dead,  kindly  glanced  a  distinction 
upon  a  living  soldier,  which  only  genius  stimulated  by  partiality 
would  bestow. 

Truly  grateful  for  those  brilliant  compliments, 
I  remain  your  friend, 

WINFIELD  SCOTT. 

Col.  Thomas  Aspinwall. 


GOVERNMENT 


BUNKER  niLL  MONUMENT  ISSflCIlTIDN, 


1857-8. 


G.    WASHINGTON    WARREN. 


THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  MASSACHUSETTS  CHARITABLE  MECHANIC  ASSOCIATION, 

JOSEPH  M.  WIGHTMAN,  Ex-Ojficio. 
CHARLES  WELLS.  EDWARD  EVERETT. 

JOSEPH  T.  BUCKINGHAM.  ROBERT  C.  WINTHROP. 


Amory,  James  S. 
Appleton,  Nathan 
Appleton,  William 
Aspinwall,  Thomas 
Eaker,  Daniel  C- 
Barker,  Eben 
Bell,  Luther  V. 
Blake,  William 
Brooks,  Edward 
Clark,  James 
Crocker,  Uriel 
Curtis,  Thomas  B. 
Darracott,  George 
Dexter,  Franklin 
Fairbanks,  Stephen 
Fearing,  Albert 
Frothingham,  J.  K. 
Frothingham,  Richard, 
Hale,  Nathan 
Hammond,  Nathaniel 
Harris,  Isaac 
Hubbell,  Peter 
Huntington,  Lynde  A. 
Lawrence,  Amos  A. 
Lawrence,  James 


IK.ECTOU.S, 

Lawrence,  William  R. 

Lee,  James,  Jr. 

Leighton,  Charles 

Lincoln,  F.  W.,  Jr. 

Livermore,  Isaac 

Loring,  Benjamin 

Lyman,  Charles 

?rarvin,  Theophilus  R. 

Moore,  Charles  W. 

Otis,  George  W. 

Paige,  James  W. 

Peirce,  Henry  A. 
*  Perkins,  Thomas  H. 

Reed,  Benjamin  T. 

Sawyer,  T.  T. 

Shaw,  G.  Howland 

Shurtleff,  N.  B. 
Jr.  Swallow,  Asa 

Thompson,  Abram  R. 

Thorndike,  J.  H. 

Thorndike,  John  P. 

Walley,  Samuel  H.. 

Warren,  J.  Mason 

Wheildon,  Wm.  W. 

Wolcott,  J.  Huntington 


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